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Huff Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°01′57″N 86°51′03″W / 38.03250°N 86.85083°W / 38.03250; -86.85083
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Huff Township
Coordinates: 38°01′57″N 86°51′03″W / 38.03250°N 86.85083°W / 38.03250; -86.85083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total43.16 sq mi (111.8 km2)
 • Land42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation394 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,058
 • Density25/sq mi (9.5/km2)
FIPS code18-35140[2]
GNIS feature ID453423

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.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,692
19001,612−4.7%
19101,357−15.8%
19201,318−2.9%
19301,167−11.5%
19401,092−6.4%
19501,015−7.1%
1960946−6.8%
19701,0228.0%
19801,0341.2%
19901,0471.3%
20001,0894.0%
20101,1566.2%
20201,058−8.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

History

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Huff Township was organized in 1837, and named for Aquilla Huff.[4]

Geography

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According 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

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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. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 275.
  5. ^ "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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