Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°22′36″N 87°06′05″W / 39.37667°N 87.10139°W / 39.37667; -87.10139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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

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

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

Center Point

Unincorporated towns

Ashboro
Saline City

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

Adjacent townships

Jackson Township (north)
Washington Township (east)
Marion Township, Owen County (southeast)
Harrison Township (south)
Perry Township (west)
Posey Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

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

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 83–84.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.