Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Knight Township
Vanderburgh County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vanderburgh
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:34.79
Area Land Sq Mi:34.19
Area Water Sq Mi:0.6
Area Water Percent:1.72
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:68625
Population Density Sq Mi:1987.3
Elevation M:118
Elevation Ft:387
Coordinates:37.9675°N -87.4967°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47711, 47713, 47714, 47715
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453528

Knight Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,945 and it contained 33,472 housing units.[2] Knight Township has the largest township population in Southwestern Indiana and is the home of nearly 40 percent of Vanderburgh County's population. On October 1, 2009, the City of Evansville officially annexed territory within Knight Township bounded between Burkhardt Road, the Lloyd Expressway and Morgan Avenue.

History

Knight Township was organized in 1840.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.28%) is land and (or 1.72%) is water.[2]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Oak Hill and Oates Memorial Park.

Airports and landing strips

Lakes

Landmarks

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana . . March 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18163 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. 1889. Brant & Fuller. 63.

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