Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Knight Township Vanderburgh County | |
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 Location in Vanderburgh County | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 87°29′48″W / 37.96750°N 87.49667°W | |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 68,625 |
| • Density | 1,987.3/sq mi (767.3/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47711, 47713, 47714, 47715 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453528 |
Knight Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,945 and it contained 33,472 housing units.[2] 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
[edit]Knight Township was organized in 1840 from the eastern two thirds of Pigeon Township.[3]
Geography
[edit]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.[2]
Cities and towns
[edit]- Evansville (southeast side)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
- Pigeon Township (west)
- Center Township (northwest)
- Warrick County
- Campbell Township (northeast)
- Ohio Township (east)
- Vanderburgh County
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these two cemeteries: Oak Hill and Oates Memorial Park.
Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Saint Marys Medical Center Airport
Lakes
[edit]- Cross Lake
Landmarks
[edit]- Angel Mounds
- University of Evansville
- Swonder Ice Arena
- Wesselman Woods
- Eastland Mall
- Washington Square Mall
School districts
[edit]Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 75
- State House District 77
- State House District 78
- State Senate District 49
- State Senate District 50
- Evansville City Ward 1
- Evansville City Ward 2
- Evansville City Ward 3
- Evansville City Ward 4
- Evansville City Ward 5
References
[edit]- "Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 63.
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[edit]Places adjacent to Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana | |
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Municipalities and communities of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |