Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Luce Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Spencer
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:53.32
Area Land Sq Mi:53.12
Area Water Sq Mi:0.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2389
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:119
Elevation Ft:390
Coordinates:37.9131°N -87.2011°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-45216[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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]

History

Luce Township was first settled about 1810; David Luce was among the first pioneer settlers.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.62%) is land and (or 0.36%) is water.[5]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Education

Luce Township is in South Spencer County School Corporation.[6]

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.[7]

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-11 . data.census.gov.
  4. Book: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . 1885. Goodspeed. 265.
  5. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212203917/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18147 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spencer County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-12. - Text list
  7. Web site: Blackford. Nathan. School’s Out Forever. Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. 2014-07-15. 2024-06-12.

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