Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Luce Township
Township
Township hall and fire station in Richland City
Township hall and fire station in Richland City
Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 87°12′04″W / 37.91306°N 87.20111°W / 37.91306; -87.20111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
53.32 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)
 • Total
2,389
 • Density45/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code18-45216[2]
GNIS feature ID453584

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]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18902,907—
19003,0886.2%
19102,930−5.1%
19202,431−17.0%
19302,296−5.6%
19402,179−5.1%
19502,159−0.9%
19602,3498.8%
19702,71815.7%
19802,9819.7%
19902,862−4.0%
20002,694−5.9%
20102,572−4.5%
20202,389−7.1%
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

Education

Luce Township is in South Spencer County School Corporation.[7]

Prior to 1965, Luce Township had its own high school. The school colors were red and white, and the mascot was the Red Devils. It absorbed students from the former Grandview High School in 1943. In 1965, it merged into South Spencer High School.[8]

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.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spencer County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  8. ^ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2024.


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