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 km2)
• Land| 53.12 sq mi (137.6 km2)
• Water| 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 390 ft (119 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,389
• Density| 45/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code| 18-45216[2]
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.[3]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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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[4]

## History

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Luce Township was first settled about 1810; David Luce was among the first pioneer settlers.[5]

## Geography

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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.[6]

### Cities and towns

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* Richland City

### Unincorporated towns

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* Enterprise
* Eureka
* Hatfield
* Pyeattville
* Sand Ridge

## Education

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Luce Township is in South Spencer County School Corporation.[7]

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.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 265.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spencer County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. \- Text list
8. ^ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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

Other
communities|

* Africa
* Bloomfield
* Buffaloville
* Centerville
* Clay City
* Enterprise
* Eureka
* Evanston
* Fulda
* Huffman
* Kennedy
* Kercheval
* Lake Mill
* Lamar
* Liberal
* Lincoln City
* Maxville
* Midway
* New Boston
* Patronville
* Pigeon
* Pueblo
* Pyeattville
* Ritchie
* Rock Hill
* Sand Ridge
* Santa Fe
* Schley
* Silverdale

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