Widner Township | |
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| Coordinates: 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 km2) |
| • Land | 41.2 sq mi (107 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,094 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| 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 1,094 (down from 1,132 at 2010[3]) and it contained 506 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 1,820 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,719 | −5.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,767 | 2.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,745 | −1.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,583 | −9.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,611 | 1.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,540 | −4.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,338 | −13.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,278 | −4.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,287 | 0.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,197 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,165 | −2.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,132 | −2.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,094 | −3.4% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
History
[edit]Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler.[6]
Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[7]
Geography
[edit]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
[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. 71.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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