Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana

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Huff Township
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Coordinates: 38°01′57″N86°51′03″W / 38.03250°N 86.85083°W / 38.03250; -86.85083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
43.16 sq mi (111.8 km2)
  Land42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2)
  Water0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
390 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,058
  Density24.98/sq mi (9.643/km2)
FIPS code 18-35140 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453423

Huff Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,058 and it contained 460 housing units.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,692
1900 1,612−4.7%
1910 1,357−15.8%
1920 1,318−2.9%
1930 1,167−11.5%
1940 1,092−6.4%
1950 1,015−7.1%
1960 946−6.8%
1970 1,0228.0%
1980 1,0341.2%
1990 1,0471.3%
2000 1,0894.0%
2010 1,1566.2%
2020 1,058−8.5%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

History

Huff Township was organized in 1837, and named for Aquilla Huff. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.16 square miles (111.8 km2), of which 42.36 square miles (109.7 km2) (or 98.15%) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (or 1.85%) is water. [5]

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. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  275.
  5. "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.