Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Grass Township
Grass Township
Township
	Coordinates: 38°00′08″N88°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
GNIS feature ID	453338

Last updated April 12, 2024

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.

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

Chrisney

Unincorporated towns

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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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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "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.

[census-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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Census	Pop.	%±
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]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Spencer County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockport
City	Rockport	Map of Indiana highlighting Spencer County
Towns	Chrisney Dale Gentryville Grandview Richland Santa Claus
Townships	Carter Clay Grass Hammond Harrison Huff Jackson Luce Ohio
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