Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°22′36″N 87°06′05″W / 39.37667°N 87.10139°W / 39.37667; -87.10139
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Sugar Ridge Township
Township
Location of Sugar Ridge Township in Clay County
Location of Sugar Ridge Township in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°22′36″N 87°06′05″W / 39.37667°N 87.10139°W / 39.37667; -87.10139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total28.21 sq mi (73.1 km2)
 • Land27.72 sq mi (71.8 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total914
 • Density32/sq mi (13/km2)
FIPS code18-73988[2]
GNIS feature ID453887

Sugar Ridge Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 914 (down from 939 at 2010[3]) and it contained 438 housing units.[4]

History[edit]

Sugar Ridge Township organized in 1854. It was named from a high ridge passing through its central portion.[5]

The Aqueduct Bridge, Feeder Dam Bridge, and Jeffers Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.21 square miles (73.1 km2), of which 27.72 square miles (71.8 km2) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.77%) is water.[3] Dietz Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains three cemeteries: Gremes, Harris and Moss.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 83–84.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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