Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Luce Township
Township
Township hall and fire station in Richland City

Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 87°12′04″W / 37.91306°N 87.20111°W / 37.91306; -87.20111
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Spencer
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	53.32 sq mi (138.1 km)
• Land	53.12 sq mi (137.6 km)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km)
Elevation	390 ft (119 m)
Population
• Total	2,389
• Density	45/sq mi (17/km)
FIPS code	18-45216
GNIS feature ID	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.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,907	—
1900	3,088	6.2%
1910	2,930	−5.1%
1920	2,431	−17.0%
1930	2,296	−5.6%
1940	2,179	−5.1%
1950	2,159	−0.9%
1960	2,349	8.8%
1970	2,718	15.7%
1980	2,981	9.7%
1990	2,862	−4.0%
2000	2,694	−5.9%
2010	2,572	−4.5%
2020	2,389	−7.1%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

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

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.32 square miles (138.1 km), of which 53.12 square miles (137.6 km) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km) (or 0.36%) is water.

Cities and towns

Richland City

Unincorporated towns

Education

Luce Township is in South Spencer County School Corporation.

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.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 265.
"Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spencer County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Spencer County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockport
City	Rockport	Map of Indiana highlighting Spencer County
Towns	Chrisney Dale Gentryville Grandview Richland Santa Claus
Townships	Carter Clay Grass Hammond Harrison Huff Jackson Luce Ohio
CDPs	Hatfield Mariah Hill Newtonville Reo Saint Meinrad
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