Clinton Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°28′43″N 86°52′32″W / 41.47861°N 86.87556°W / 41.47861; -86.87556CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaPorteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total34.45 sq mi (89.2 km²) • Land34.42 sq mi (89.1 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

^[1]

761 ft (232 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,551 • Density43.8/sq mi (16.9/km²)FIPS code18-13744^[3]GNIS feature ID453232

Clinton Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,551 (up from 1,507 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 607 housing units.

Clinton Township was established in 1836.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.45 square miles (89.2 km²), of which 34.42 square miles (89.1 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Clinton Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. p. 669.