Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana

Ross Township
Ross Township
Township
	Coordinates: 41°28′19″N 87°18′41″W / 41.47194°N 87.31139°WCoordinates: 41°28′19″N 87°18′41″W / 41.47194°N 87.31139°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
founded	1848
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	49.09 sq mi (127.1 km2)
• Land	49.05 sq mi (127.0 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	47,890
• Density	976.3/sq mi (377.0/km2)
FIPS code	18-66096
GNIS feature ID	453814

Ross Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 47,890 and it contained 19,951 housing units.^[3]

History[]

Ross Township was established in 1848. It was named for William Ross, a pioneer settler.^[4]

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.09 square miles (127.1 km²), of which 49.05 square miles (127.0 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[3] The township includes the town of Merrillville, as well as portions of the city of Hobart.

Education[]

Ross Township is served by the Merrillville Community School Corporation which includes Merrillville High School. The privately owned and operated Andrean High School is also located within the township.

References[]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Jump up to: ^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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.

External links[]

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[census-3] Jump up to: ^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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[4] Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.

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show v t Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Crown Point
Cities	Crown Point East Chicago Gary Hammond Hobart Lake Station Whiting
Towns	Cedar Lake Dyer Griffith Highland Lowell Merrillville Munster New Chicago St. John Schererville Schneider Winfield
Townships	Calumet Cedar Creek Center Eagle Creek Hanover Hobart North Ross St. John West Creek Winfield
CDPs	Lake Dalecarlia Lakes of the Four Seasons‡ Shelby
Other unincorporated communities	Ainsworth Belshaw Brunswick Creston Deep River Deer Creek Dinwiddie Green Acres Illinoi‡ Klaasville Kreitzburg Leroy Liverpool New Elliott Orchard Grove Palmer Range Line Ross Southeast Grove
Ghost town	Indiana City
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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