Luce Township | |
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Township | |
Township hall and fire station in Richland City
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Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 87°12′04″W / 37.91306°N 87.20111°WCoordinates: 37°54′47″N 87°12′04″W / 37.91306°N 87.20111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Spencer |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 53.32 sq mi (138.1 km2) |
• Land | 53.12 sq mi (137.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 390 ft (119 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,572 |
• Density | 48.4/sq mi (18.7/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-45216 |
GNIS feature ID | 453584 |
Luce Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,572 and it contained 1,147 housing units.
Luce Township was first settled about 1810; David Luce was among the first pioneer settlers.
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.