Manson, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Manson is an unincorporated town in Perry Township
, Clinton County
, Indiana
. The town is named for Mahlon Dickerson Manson
, a general in the American Civil War
and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.
Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana
Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,466. The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812.-History:...
, Clinton County
Clinton County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,866 people, 12,545 households, and 9,057 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,267 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. The town is named for Mahlon Dickerson Manson
Mahlon Dickerson Manson
Mahlon Dickerson Manson was a druggist, Indiana politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, a general in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.