Grass Township | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 38°00′08″N 88°0′0″W / 38.00222°N 88.00000°WCoordinates: 38°00′08″N 88°0′0″W / 38.00222°N 88.00000°W | |
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.