Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana

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Luce Township
Township
Luce Township hall and fire station.jpg
Township hall and fire station in Richland City
Map highlighting Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 37°54′47″N87°12′04″W / 37.91306°N 87.20111°W / 37.91306; -87.20111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total53.32 sq mi (138.1 km2)
 • Land53.12 sq mi (137.6 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
390 ft (119 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,389
 • Density45/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code 18-45216 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453584

Luce Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,389 and it contained 1,073 housing units. [3]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,907—
1900 3,0886.2%
1910 2,930−5.1%
1920 2,431−17.0%
1930 2,296−5.6%
1940 2,179−5.1%
1950 2,159−0.9%
1960 2,3498.8%
1970 2,71815.7%
1980 2,9819.7%
1990 2,862−4.0%
2000 2,694−5.9%
2010 2,572−4.5%
2020 2,389−7.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Luce Township was first settled about 1810; David Luce was among the first pioneer settlers. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.32 square miles (138.1 km2), of which 53.12 square miles (137.6 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.36%) is water. [6]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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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.  265.
  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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