Grass Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,113 and it contained 514 housing units.[3] Grass Township contains the city of Chrisney.
Grass Township | |
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| Coordinates: 38°00′08″N 88°0′0″W / 38.00222°N 88.00000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Spencer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.69 sq mi (118.3 km2) |
| • Land | 45.36 sq mi (117.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,113 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-28944[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453338 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,167 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,294 | 5.9% | |
| 1910 | 2,221 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,906 | −14.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,633 | −14.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,548 | −5.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,535 | −0.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,405 | −8.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,513 | 7.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,387 | −8.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,456 | 5.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,390 | −4.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,241 | −10.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,113 | −10.3% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History edit
Grass Township was founded about 1816, and named for Daniel Grass.[5] Daniel Grass was one of the first pioneer settlers in the area.[6]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.69 square miles (118.3 km2), of which 45.36 square miles (117.5 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.[7]
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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. 269.
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 259.
- ^ "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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