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Cleveland Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°43′21″N 86°01′53″W / 41.72250°N 86.03139°W / 41.72250; -86.03139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyElkhartGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total16.47 sq mi (42.7 km²) • Land15.88 sq mi (41.1 km²) • Water0.59 sq mi (1.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

771 ft (235 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total12,858 • Density702.6/sq mi (271.3/km²)FIPS code18-13528^[3]GNIS feature ID453225

Cleveland Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,158.^[4]

History

Cleveland Township was established in 1835, and named after Cleveland, Ohio, perhaps due to that city's nickname - "The Forest City".^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.47 square miles (42.7 km²), of which 15.88 square miles (41.1 km²) (or 96.42%) is land and 0.59 square miles (1.5 km²) (or 3.58%) is water.^[4] Boot Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

Elkhart (west quarter)

Adjacent townships

Osolo Township (east)
Concord Township (southeast)
Baugo Township (south)
Penn Township, St. Joseph County (southwest)
Harris Township, St. Joseph County (west)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries; Carlton Cemetery and California Road Cemetery.^[6]

Education

The township has the Cleveland Branch Library, a branch of the Elkhart Public Library.^[7]

References

"Cleveland Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Cleveland Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 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 Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 685.
^ at CR12 and CR101
^ "Library Branches". Elkhart Public Library. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.