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Indiana›White County

Cass TownshipIN

A town of 596.

Is Cass Township a good place to live?

26% of residents are 65 or older in Cass Township, above both the Indiana town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Cass Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

596 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Boone TownshipLincoln TownshipLiberty TownshipBoone TownshipLincoln TownshipLiberty TownshipCass Township
Getting set up

Moving to Cass Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Cass Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cass Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPioneer Region School CorporationTwin Lakes School Corporation2 districts serve Cass Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWhite County Circuit Court ClerkWhite County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes47950, 47926, 47960, 4698547950 33% · 47926 32% · 47960 25% · 46985 7%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cass Township.

Work & commute

Most of Cass Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Cass Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Cass Township grew to 63 in 2023, 35 more than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Cass Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.

1%work in town
Cass TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.3%11%8%
Below the poverty line14%10%9.6%
Median household income$90,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Cass Township1%
Lafayette10%
Indianapolis9%
Monticello7%
Monon7%
29 mi
median commute distance
63
jobs based in Cass Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Cass Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 67 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cass Township.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
67
paid flood claims since 1997

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cass Township

Cass Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cass Township is

Cass Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 44% of adults have obesity in Cass Township.

Cass TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)44%39%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
What stands outCass TownshipIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7.3%8.4%
More adults with COPD9.5%8.1%
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital
11.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Cass Township is conserved land

1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,042 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cass Township

16pages on Cass Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cass Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Cass Township for work

Where Cass Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → Lafayette Lafayette 10% 9% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 9% 7% → Monticello Monticello 7% 7% → Monon Monon 7% 6% → Logansport Logansport 6% 4% → Winamac Winamac 4% Cass Township · 1% stay
63jobs based in Cass Township
1%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cass Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Cass Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 583 and it contained 211 housing units. Cass Township was established in 1848. The township was named for Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
696 ft

Questions about Cass Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cass Township, IN a good place to live?

Cass Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.