Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Widner 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
Established Date:1804
Founder:John Widner
Area Total Sq Mi:41.24
Area Land Sq Mi:41.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1094
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:135
Elevation Ft:443
Coordinates:38.8644°N -87.3428°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-84158[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:454058

Widner Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,094 (down from 1,132 at 2010[3]) and it contained 506 housing units.[4]

History

Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler.[5]

Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.90%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.[3]

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. United States Census Bureau. 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 . 71.