Grass Township | |
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Coordinates: 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[2] |
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.[3] Grass Township contains the city of Chrisney.
Grass Township was founded about 1816, and named for Daniel Grass.[4] Daniel Grass was one of the first pioneer settlers in the area.[5]
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.[3]