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Clearspring’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Clearspring yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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Clearspring, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clearspring yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Clearspring Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,662, up from 4,181 at the previous census. 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" (basically Pennsylvania German/German). Clearspring Township was founded in 1837.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,181 to 4,662 (+12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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