Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Cain Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°04′59″N87°09′06″W / 40.08306°N 87.15167°W / 40.08306; -87.15167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fountain
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	39.96 sq mi (103.5 km2)
• Land	39.93 sq mi (103.4 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [1]	728 ft (222 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,112
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
FIPS code	18-09748
GNIS feature ID	453152

Cain Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,112 and it contained 478 housing units. ^[2]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,509		—
1900	1,537		1.9%
1910	1,403		−8.7%
1920	1,359		−3.1%
1930	1,179		−13.2%
1940	1,183		0.3%
1950	1,133		−4.2%
1960	1,053		−7.1%
1970	1,023		−2.8%
1980	1,242		21.4%
1990	1,160		−6.6%
2000	1,090		−6.0%
2010	1,142		4.8%
2020	1,112		−2.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

History

Cain Township was one of the first townships to be established in the county; it was established on July 24, 1826. ^[4] At that time, much of the land was forested, but 100 years later most of the land was used for agriculture. There were also several grain and lumber mills along Coal Creek, but these also were gone by the early 20th century. The town of Hillsboro was laid out in the 1830s and still exists; the town of Rynear was established in the far northwest corner of the township, but was gone by the early 1900s. The township's population was 1,763 in 1880, 1,537 in 1900, and 1,403 in 1910. ^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.96 square miles (103.5 km²), of which 39.93 square miles (103.4 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water. ^[6] There is a single settlement in the township: the town of Hillsboro, which has a population of about 500 (about half the township's total population). This lies at the intersection of the east–west U.S. Route 136 ^[7] and the north–south Indiana State Road 341, ^[8] in the northern part of the township. Interstate 74 passes from east to west less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hillsboro. ^[9] Indiana State Road 32 runs along a portion of the southern border of the township. ^[10]

Map of Cain Township

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries. Rose Hill to the north and Spring Hill lie to the south of Hillsboro, ^{[11] [12]} while Scotts Prairie is in the far southwest corner of the township. ^[13]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
3. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. Clifton 1913, p. 59.
5. Clifton 1913, pp. 188–189.
6. "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.
7. "U.S. Route 136". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
8. "State Road 341". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
9. "Interstate 74". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
10. "State Road 32". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
11. "Rose Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 5, 2011.
12. "Spring Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 5, 2011.
13. "Scotts Prairie Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 5, 2011.

• "Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

Bibliography

• Beckwith, H. W. (1881). History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley. Chicago: H. H. Hill and N. Iddings, Publishers. pp. 472–492.
• Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 25–200. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana