Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Grass 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
 • Total
45.69 sq mi (118.3 km2)
 • Land45.36 sq mi (117.5 km2)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,113
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
FIPS code18-28944[2]
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.[3] 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[4]

History

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

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]

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.