McClellan Township, Newton County, Indiana

McClellan Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°02′41″N 87°27′31″W / 41.04472°N 87.45861°W / 41.04472; -87.45861Coordinates: 41°02′41″N 87°27′31″W / 41.04472°N 87.45861°W / 41.04472; -87.45861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Newton
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 42.3 sq mi (110 km2)
 • Land 42.3 sq mi (110 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 666 ft (203 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 217
 • Density 5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2)
FIPS code 18-45594[2]
GNIS feature ID 453586

McClellan Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 217 and it contained 109 housing units.[3]

McClellan Township was established in 1862.[4]

Geography

McClellan township used to include Beaver Lake with its Bogus islands, before it was drained.[5][6]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.3 square miles (110 km2), all land.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 198.
  5. ↑ http://ingenweb.org/innewton/Beaver%20Lake.htm
  6. ↑ Everglades of the North at the Internet Movie Database


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