Huff Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,058 and it contained 460 housing units.
Huff Township | |
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| Coordinates: 38°01′57″N 86°51′03″W / 38.03250°N 86.85083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Spencer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.16 sq mi (111.8 km2) |
| • Land | 42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,058 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (9.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-35140[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453423 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,692 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,612 | −4.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,357 | −15.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,318 | −2.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,167 | −11.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,092 | −6.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,015 | −7.1% | |
| 1960 | 946 | −6.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,022 | 8.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,034 | 1.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,047 | 1.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,089 | 4.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,156 | 6.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,058 | −8.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[3] | |||
History
editHuff Township was organized in 1837, and named for Aquilla Huff.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.16 square miles (111.8 km2), of which 42.36 square miles (109.7 km2) (or 98.15%) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (or 1.85%) is water.[5]
Unincorporated towns
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 275.
- ^ "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.
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