Decker Township, Knox County, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 38°28′32″N 87°38′00″W / 38.47556°N 87.63333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Knox |
| Township Seat | Decker |
| School District | South Knox School Corporation |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.43 sq mi (120.3 km2) |
| • Land | 44.35 sq mi (114.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.08 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 209 |
| • Density | 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-17128[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453256 |
Decker Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 209 (down from 227 at 2010[3]) and it contained 95 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 1,000 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,327 | 32.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,328 | 0.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,133 | −14.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,009 | −10.9% | |
| 1940 | 868 | −14.0% | |
| 1950 | 639 | −26.4% | |
| 1960 | 432 | −32.4% | |
| 1970 | 333 | −22.9% | |
| 1980 | 270 | −18.9% | |
| 1990 | 251 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 242 | −3.6% | |
| 2010 | 227 | −6.2% | |
| 2020 | 209 | −7.9% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
History
[edit]Decker Township is named for the Decker family of pioneer settlers.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.43 square miles (120.3 km2), of which 44.35 square miles (114.9 km2) (or 95.52%) is land and 2.08 square miles (5.4 km2) (or 4.48%) is water.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 85.
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