Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana
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Ross Township is one of fourteen townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,866 people, 12,545 households, and 9,057 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,267 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,743. The township was named for John Ross, a pioneer settler and associate county judge.

History

Ross was one of Clinton County's original townships created on May 15, 1830. Solomon Miller, who arrived in March 1828, was its first settler. According to a 1913 county history, a considerable number of the township's early settlers were Pennsylvania Germans and Dunkards
Old German Baptist Brethren
Old German Baptist Brethren descend from a pietist movement in Schwarzenau, Germany, in 1708, when Alexander Mack founded a fellowship with seven other believers. They are one of several Brethren groups that trace themselves to that original founding body...

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Unincorporated towns

  • Edna Mills
    Edna Mills, Indiana
    Edna Mills is an unincorporated town in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.-History:A 1913 history of Clinton County describes Edna Mills as "a pleasant village" and offers the following origin of the town's name:...

  • Mattix Corner

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

Adjacent townships

  • Clay Township, Carroll County
    Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana
    Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,079. Clay Township is part of the Rossville, Indiana school district.-Geography:...

     (north)
  • Democrat Township, Carroll County
    Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana
    Democrat Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 881.-Unincorporated towns:* Adams Mill* Cutler* Lexington* Prince William* Ray-Adjacent townships:* Monroe * Burlington...

     (northeast)
  • Owen Township
    Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Owen Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 923. The township was named for Robert Dale Owen of New Harmony.-History:...

     (east)
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,019. The township's name refers to its creation from the northern part of Center Township and the southern part of Owen.-History:...

     (southeast)
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,193. The township was named for President George Washington.-History:...

     (south)
  • Madison Township
    Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Madison Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,158. The township was named for President James Madison.-History:...

     (southwest)
  • Perry Township, Tippecanoe County
    Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Perry Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,322.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.43 percent is water....

     (west)
  • Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County
    Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Sheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,016.-Geography:...

     (west)

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 421
    U.S. Route 421
    U.S. Route 421 is a spur route of U.S. 21. It runs for from Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. 20, to Fort Fisher in North Carolina. The highway goes through the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lexington, Kentucky, Boone, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina and...

  • Indiana State Road 26
    Indiana State Road 26
    State Road 26 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 38
    Indiana State Road 38
    State Road 38 in the U.S. State of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.-Route description:State Road 38 begins in Lafayette with State Road 25 and U.S. Route 52. There is an interchange with Interstate 65 at exit 168. It proceeds east-southeast...


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