Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Knight Township
Vanderburgh County
Township

Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 87°29′48″W / 37.96750°N 87.49667°W / 37.96750; -87.49667Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 87°29′48″W / 37.96750°N 87.49667°W / 37.96750; -87.49667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vanderburgh
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 34.79 sq mi (90.1 km2)
 • Land 34.19 sq mi (88.6 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  1.72%
Elevation 387 ft (118 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 67,945
 • Density 1,987.3/sq mi (767.3/km2)
ZIP codes 47711, 47713, 47714, 47715
GNIS feature ID 0453528

Knight Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,945 and it contained 33,472 housing units.[1] 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.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.79 square miles (90.1 km2), of which 34.19 square miles (88.6 km2) (or 98.28%) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 1.72%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

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. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 63.

External links

 Center Township
Campbell Township, Warrick County
Pigeon Township Ohio Township, Warrick County
   Knight Township  

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