Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana

Widner Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°51′52″N 87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°WCoordinates: 38°51′52″N 87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Founded by	John Widner
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	41.24 sq mi (106.8 km^2)
• Land	41.2 sq mi (107 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
Elevation[1]	443 ft (135 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,132
• Density	27.5/sq mi (10.6/km^2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-84158[2]
GNIS feature ID	454058

Widner Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,132 and it contained 506 housing units.^[3]

History

Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler.^[4]

Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.24 square miles (106.8 km²), of which 41.2 square miles (107 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[3]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. p. 71.
5. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.