Cass County, Indiana

Cass County
County
Courthouse Historic District (Logansport)
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°46′N86°21′W / 40.76°N 86.35°W / 40.76; -86.35
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1829
Named for	Lewis Cass
Seat	Logansport
Largest city	Logansport
Area
• Total	414.85 sq mi (1,074.5 km2)
• Land	412.16 sq mi (1,067.5 km2)
• Water	2.69 sq mi (7.0 km2)  0.65%
Population  (2020)
• Total	37,870
• Density	91/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 2nd
Website	www.co.cass.in.us
Indiana county number 9

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 37,870. ^[1] The county seat is Logansport. ^[2] Cass County comprises the Logansport, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area. ^[3]

History

Cass County was formed in 1828. ^[4] It is named for Gen. Lewis Cass, 2nd Territorial Governor of Michigan and later U.S. Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson. ^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 414.85 square miles (1,074.5 km²) of which 412.16 square miles (1,067.5 km²) (or 99.35%) is land and 2.69 square miles (7.0 km²) (or 0.65%) is water. ^[6] The Wabash River flows westward through the county, and is joined by the Eel River in Logansport.

Adjacent counties

• Fulton County - north
• Miami County - east
• Howard County - south
• Carroll County - southwest
• White County - west
• Pulaski County - northwest

City

• Logansport

Towns

• Galveston
• Onward
• Royal Center
• Walton

Census-designated place

• Grissom AFB (mostly in Miami Co.)

Unincorporated places

• Adamsboro
• Anoka
• Clymers
• Deacon
• Dunkirk
• Georgetown
• Hoover
• Kenneth
• Lake Cicott
• Lewisburg
• Lincoln
• Lucerne
• Metea
• Miami Bend
• Mount Pleasant
• New Waverly
• Potawatomi Point
• Twelve Mile
• Young America

Extinct towns

• Circleville
• Taberville (absorbed into Logansport)
• Kenneth

Townships

• Adams
• Bethlehem
• Boone
• Clay
• Clinton
• Deer Creek
• Eel
• Harrison
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Miami
• Noble
• Tipton
• Washington

Transit

• Cass Area Transit

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24
• U.S. Route 35
• Indiana State Road 16
• Indiana State Road 17
• Indiana State Road 18
• Indiana State Road 25
• Indiana State Road 29
• Indiana State Road 218

Railroads

• Norfolk Southern Railway
• Winamac Southern Railroad
• Logansport and Eel River Shortline Company
• Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway

Climate and weather

Logansport, Indiana
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.7     33 14     1.5     38 18     2.6     49 28     3.1     61 38     3.8     73 49     3.9     82 59     3.5     85 63     3.6     83 61     3.3     77 53     2.7     65 41     3.4     51 31     2.7     38 21 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel [7]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     44     1 −10     39     3 −8     66     9 −2     79     16 3     97     23 9     99     28 15     88     29 17     92     28 16     85     25 12     69     18 5     87     11 −1     69     3 −6 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in Logansport have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −24 °F (−31 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.53 inches (39 mm) in February to 3.89 inches (99 mm) in June. ^[7]

Government

See also: Government of Indiana

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. ^{[8] [9]}

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the day-to-day functions of the county government. ^{[8] [9]}

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to four-year terms, and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court. ^[9]

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. They are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare a party affiliation and to be residents of the county. ^[9]

Most of Cass County is in Indiana's 4th congressional district; the extreme eastern edge is part of Indiana's 2nd congressional district. It is also part of Indiana Senate district 18 ^[10] and Indiana House of Representatives districts 16 and 24. ^[11]

United States presidential election results for Cass County, Indiana ^[12]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	10,552	69.43%	4,304	28.32%	342	2.25%
2016	9,701	68.27%	3,759	26.46%	749	5.27%
2012	8,443	59.62%	5,371	37.93%	347	2.45%
2008	8,346	53.32%	7,011	44.79%	296	1.89%
2004	9,480	68.05%	4,315	30.97%	136	0.98%
2000	9,305	61.60%	5,412	35.83%	389	2.58%
1996	8,020	51.28%	5,419	34.65%	2,202	14.08%
1992	7,421	45.70%	4,757	29.30%	4,059	25.00%
1988	10,970	65.10%	5,784	34.32%	97	0.58%
1984	12,355	68.75%	5,521	30.72%	95	0.53%
1980	11,500	62.93%	5,838	31.95%	936	5.12%
1976	10,342	56.73%	7,610	41.74%	279	1.53%
1972	12,681	69.77%	5,317	29.25%	178	0.98%
1968	9,441	51.54%	7,142	38.99%	1,735	9.47%
1964	7,735	40.76%	11,148	58.74%	95	0.50%
1960	11,392	58.19%	8,091	41.33%	94	0.48%
1956	12,624	62.19%	7,594	37.41%	81	0.40%
1952	12,296	60.32%	7,982	39.16%	107	0.52%
1948	9,105	46.97%	10,086	52.03%	194	1.00%
1944	9,788	52.89%	8,615	46.55%	103	0.56%
1940	10,057	49.33%	10,268	50.37%	61	0.30%
1936	8,528	43.91%	10,475	53.93%	419	2.16%
1932	7,980	41.46%	10,987	57.08%	281	1.46%
1928	10,522	61.31%	6,522	38.00%	119	0.69%
1924	9,939	55.89%	5,276	29.67%	2,568	14.44%
1920	9,545	52.12%	8,194	44.74%	575	3.14%
1916	4,879	47.08%	5,140	49.60%	344	3.32%
1912	1,573	16.54%	4,421	46.48%	3,517	36.98%
1908	4,700	45.44%	5,234	50.60%	410	3.96%
1904	5,282	52.09%	4,357	42.96%	502	4.95%
1900	4,308	46.32%	4,672	50.24%	320	3.44%
1896	4,392	46.88%	4,851	51.78%	126	1.34%
1892	3,501	42.42%	4,006	48.53%	747	9.05%
1888	3,822	46.34%	4,221	51.18%	205	2.49%

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1830	1,162		—
1840	5,480		371.6%
1850	11,021		101.1%
1860	16,843		52.8%
1870	24,193		43.6%
1880	27,611		14.1%
1890	31,152		12.8%
1900	34,545		10.9%
1910	36,368		5.3%
1920	38,333		5.4%
1930	34,518		−10.0%
1940	36,908		6.9%
1950	38,793		5.1%
1960	40,931		5.5%
1970	40,456		−1.2%
1980	40,936		1.2%
1990	38,413		−6.2%
2000	40,930		6.6%
2010	38,966		−4.8%
2020	37,870		−2.8%
2023 (est.)	37,666	[13]	−0.5%
US Decennial Census [14] 1790-1960 [15] 1900-1990 [16] 1990-2000 [17] 2010 [18]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 38,966 people, 14,858 households, and 10,144 families in the county. ^[19] The population density was 94.5 inhabitants per square mile (36.5/km²). There were 16,474 housing units at an average density of 40.0 per square mile (15.4/km²). ^[6] The racial makeup of the county was 88.2% white, 1.5% black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 7.0% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.6% of the population. ^[19] In terms of ancestry, 24.0% were German, 15.0% were American, 11.8% were Irish, and 9.0% were English. ^[20]

Of the 14,858 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.7% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 38.7 years. ^[19]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $49,873. Males had a median income of $37,823 versus $26,938 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,562. About 9.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. ^[21]

2020 Census

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 37,870 people. ^[22]

Cass County Racial Composition ^[22]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	28,744	76%
Black or African American (NH)	560	1.5%
Native American (NH)	109	0.3%
Asian (NH)	573	1.5%
Pacific Islander (NH)	8	0.02%
Other/Mixed (NH)	1,201	3.17%
Hispanic or Latino	6,675	17.6%

Notable people

• Rollie Zeider (1883–1967), major league baseball player (1910–1918); born in Hoover.
• Film actor Greg Kinnear was born in Logansport.
• Cpl. Humberto Sanchez (1998-2021) a U.S. Marine who was among the 13 service members killed in the 2021 Bombing of the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Education

Public schools in Cass County are administered by the Logansport Community School Corporation, the Pioneer Regional School Corporation and the Southeastern School Corporation.

High Schools and Middle Schools

• 6th Grade Academy
• Lewis Cass High School
• Logansport Junior High School
• Logansport High School
• Pioneer Junior – Senior High School

Elementary Schools

• Columbia Elementary School
• Fairview Elementary School
• Franklin Elementary School
• Galveston Elementary School
• Landis Elementary School
• Pioneer Elementary School
• Thompson Elementary School

See also

• List of public art in Cass County, Indiana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Indiana

Further reading

• Powell, Jehu Z. History of Cass County Indiana: From its earliest settlement to the present time : with biographical sketches and reference to biographies previously compiled, Volume 1 . Lewis Publishing Company (1913).

References

1. "Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 29, 2023.
2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. Logansport, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, citypopulation.de
4. "History". Cass County IN. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
5. ""Lewis Cass(1831-1836)"". Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
6. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
7. "Monthly Averages for Logansport IN". The Weather Channel. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
8. Indiana Code. "Title 36, Article 2, Section 3". IN.gov. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
9. Indiana Code. "Title 2, Article 10, Section 2" (PDF). IN.gov. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
10. "Indiana Senate Districts". State of Indiana. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
11. "Indiana House Districts". State of Indiana. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
12. Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
13. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
14. "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
15. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
16. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
17. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
18. "Cass County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
19. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
20. "Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
21. "Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
22. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cass County, Indiana".

External links

• Cass County official website

40°46′N86°21′W / 40.76°N 86.35°W / 40.76; -86.35