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]
Sugar Ridge Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sugar Ridge Township in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′36″N 87°06′05″W / 39.37667°N 87.10139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.21 sq mi (73.1 km2) |
| • Land | 27.72 sq mi (71.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 914 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (13/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-73988[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453887 |
History
editSugar 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
editAccording 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
editUnincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Jackson Township (north)
- Washington Township (east)
- Marion Township, Owen County (southeast)
- Harrison Township (south)
- Perry Township (west)
- Posey Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains three cemeteries: Gremes, Harris and Moss.
References
edit- ^ "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.
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