Hessen Cassel, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Hessen Cassel is an unincorporated town in Marion Township
, Allen County
, Indiana
, named for the Landgraviate
of Hesse-Kassel
in Germany.
Marion Township, Allen County, Indiana
Marion Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,655.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Hessen Cassel at *...
, Allen County
Allen County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 331,849 people, 128,745 households, and 86,259 families residing in the county. The population density was 505 people per square mile . There were 138,905 housing units at an average density of 211 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...
, named for the Landgraviate
Landgrave
Landgrave was a title used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The title refers to a count who had feudal duty directly to the Holy Roman Emperor...
of Hesse-Kassel
Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a state in the Holy Roman Empire under Imperial immediacy that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the...
in Germany.