Sugar Ridge Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 939 and it contained 449 housing units.[3]
Sugar Ridge Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location of Sugar Ridge Township in Clay County | |
Coordinates: 39°22′36″N 87°06′05″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 (2010) | |
• Total | 939 |
• Density | 33.9/sq mi (13.1/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-73988[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453887 |
Sugar Ridge Township organized in 1854. It was named from a high ridge passing through its central portion.[4]
The Aqueduct Bridge, Feeder Dam Bridge, and Jeffers Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
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.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains three cemeteries: Gremes, Harris and Moss.
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County seat: Brazil | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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