Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Vigo Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Knox
Government Type:	Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:	67.11
Area Land Sq Mi:	66.13
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.97
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	4083
Population Density Sq Mi:	auto
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	141
Elevation Ft:	463
Coordinates:	38.8381°N -87.2381°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-79118^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	453960

Vigo Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,083 (up from 4,031 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 2,095 housing units.^[4]

History

Vigo Township was established in 1837. It was named for Col. François Vigo.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.54%) is land and (or 1.45%) is water.^[3]

Education

Vigo Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library.^[6]

References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200050/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18083 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
4. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-08 . data.census.gov.
5. Book: History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Goodspeed . 1886 . 89.
6. Web site: How Do I…? . Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library . 8 March 2018.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana