Luce Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,389 and it contained 1,073 housing units.[3]
Luce Township | |
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 Township hall and fire station in Richland City | |
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| Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 87°12′04″W / 37.91306°N 87.20111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Spencer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.32 sq mi (138.1 km2) |
| • Land | 53.12 sq mi (137.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 390 ft (119 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,389 |
| • Density | 45/sq mi (17/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-45216[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453584 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,907 | — | |
| 1900 | 3,088 | 6.2% | |
| 1910 | 2,930 | −5.1% | |
| 1920 | 2,431 | −17.0% | |
| 1930 | 2,296 | −5.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,179 | −5.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,159 | −0.9% | |
| 1960 | 2,349 | 8.8% | |
| 1970 | 2,718 | 15.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,981 | 9.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,862 | −4.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,694 | −5.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,572 | −4.5% | |
| 2020 | 2,389 | −7.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History edit
Luce Township was first settled about 1810; David Luce was among the first pioneer settlers.[5]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.32 square miles (138.1 km2), of which 53.12 square miles (137.6 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.36%) is water.[6]
Cities and towns edit
Unincorporated towns edit
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 265.
- ^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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