Township in Indiana, United States
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
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%
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
^ "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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