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Township in Indiana, United States
Grass Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°00′08″N 88°0′0″W / 38.00222°N 88.00000°W / 38.00222; -88.00000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total45.69 sq mi (118.3 km)
 • Land45.36 sq mi (117.5 km)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.9 km)
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Population
 • Total1,113
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km)
FIPS code18-28944
GNIS feature ID453338

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. Grass Township contains the city of Chrisney.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18902,167—
19002,2945.9%
19102,221−3.2%
19201,906−14.2%
19301,633−14.3%
19401,548−5.2%
19501,535−0.8%
19601,405−8.5%
19701,5137.7%
19801,387−8.3%
19901,4565.0%
20001,390−4.5%
20101,241−10.7%
20201,113−10.3%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Grass Township was founded about 1816, and named for Daniel Grass. Daniel Grass was one of the first pioneer settlers in the area.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.69 square miles (118.3 km), of which 45.36 square miles (117.5 km) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km) (or 0.72%) is water.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 269.
  6. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 259.
  7. "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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Municipalities and communities of Spencer County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockport
City
Map of Indiana highlighting Spencer County
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