Clearspring Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°34′09″N 85°28′58″W / 41.56917°N 85.48278°W / 41.56917; -85.48278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.98 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land35.65 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
[1]
925 ft (282 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,662
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
FIPS code18-13456[2]
GNIS feature ID453224

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]

Geography

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20104,181—
20204,66211.5%
U.S. Censuses: 2010,[4]
and 2020[3]

References

  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. 1 2 3 "Clearspring township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
  5. ↑ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 214.


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