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Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Grass Township
Township
Map highlighting Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°00′08″N 88°0′0″W / 38.00222°N 88.00000°W / 38.00222; -88.00000Coordinates: 38°00′08″N 88°0′0″W / 38.00222°N 88.00000°W / 38.00222; -88.00000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 45.69 sq mi (118.3 km2)
 • Land 45.36 sq mi (117.5 km2)
 • Water 0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation 453 ft (138 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,241
 • Density 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km2)
FIPS code 18-28944
GNIS feature ID 453338

Grass Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,241 and it contained 556 housing units. Grass Township contains the city of Chrisney.

Grass Township was founded about 1816, and named for Daniel Grass. Daniel Grass was one of the first pioneer settlers in the area.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.69 square miles (118.3 km2), of which 45.36 square miles (117.5 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.



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