Clearspring Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Clearspring Township

Township

Coordinates: 41°34′09″N 85°28′58″W﻿ / ﻿41.56917°N 85.48278°W﻿ / 41.56917; -85.48278Coordinates: 41°34′09″N 85°28′58″W﻿ / ﻿41.56917°N 85.48278°W﻿ / 41.56917; -85.48278
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| LaGrange
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land| 35.65 sq mi (92.3 km2)
• Water| 0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation

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| 925 ft (282 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 4,662
• Density| 130/sq mi (50/km2)
FIPS code| 18-13456[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453224

Clearspring Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,662,[3] up from 4,181 at the previous census.[4]

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 38.9% of the township's population spoke only English, while 60.2 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

Clearspring Township was founded in 1837.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 Demographics
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.65 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) (or 0.92%) is water.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
2010| 4,181| | —
2020| 4,662| | 11.5%
U.S. Censuses: 2010,[4]
and 2020[3]

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ a b c "Clearspring township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
4. ^ a b c "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
5. ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 214.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States

County seat: LaGrange

Towns|

* LaGrange
* Shipshewana
* Topeka
* Wolcottville‡

Map of Indiana highlighting LaGrange County

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Clay
* Clearspring
* Eden
* Greenfield
* Johnson
* Lima
* Milford
* Newbury
* Springfield
* Van Buren

CDP|

* Howe

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Brighton
* Eddy
* Elmira
* Emma
* Greenfield Mills
* Honeyville
* Lakeside Park‡
* Meadow Shores Park‡
* Mongo
* Mount Pisgah
* Ontario
* Plato
* Scott
* Seyberts
* South Milford
* Star Mill
* Stony Creek
* Stroh
* Valentine
* Woodruff

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* United States portal

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