Cleveland Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,158.
Cleveland Township was established in 1835, and named after Cleveland, Ohio, perhaps due to that city's nickname - "The Forest City".
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 96.42%) is land and (or 3.58%) is water. Boot Lake is in this township.
The township contains two cemeteries; Carlton Cemetery and California Road Cemetery.
The township has the Cleveland Branch Library, a branch of the Elkhart Public Library.