Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana

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Hammond Township
Township
Map highlighting Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 37°58′46″N86°57′35″W / 37.97944°N 86.95972°W / 37.97944; -86.95972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
42.1 sq mi (109 km2)
 • Land40.92 sq mi (106.0 km2)
 • Water1.17 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
400 ft (122 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,579
 • Density38.59/sq mi (14.90/km2)
FIPS code 18-31018 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453367

Hammond Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,579 and it contained 694 housing units. [3] Hammond Township contains the city of Grandview.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,629—
1900 2,8006.5%
1910 2,355−15.9%
1920 2,105−10.6%
1930 1,788−15.1%
1940 1,770−1.0%
1950 1,685−4.8%
1960 1,457−13.5%
1970 1,5355.4%
1980 1,6537.7%
1990 1,6670.8%
2000 1,607−3.6%
2010 1,7277.5%
2020 1,579−8.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

The Hammond family settled in Hammond Township in about 1814. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.1 square miles (109 km2), of which 40.92 square miles (106.0 km2) (or 97.20%) is land and 1.17 square miles (3.0 km2) (or 2.78%) is water. [6]

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.  263.
  6. ↑ "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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