Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Busseron Township
Township
Map highlighting Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°50′52″N87°28′14″W / 38.84778°N 87.47056°W / 38.84778; -87.47056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Knox
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
52.7 sq mi (136 km2)
 • Land51.83 sq mi (134.2 km2)
 • Water0.86 sq mi (2.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
430 ft (131 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,268
 • Density24/sq mi (9.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-09514 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453147

Busseron Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,268 (down from 1,393 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 639 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,729—
1900 2,13623.5%
1910 2,2023.1%
1920 2,040−7.4%
1930 2,029−0.5%
1940 1,915−5.6%
1950 1,690−11.7%
1960 1,657−2.0%
1970 1,481−10.6%
1980 1,4850.3%
1990 1,372−7.6%
2000 1,3850.9%
2010 1,3930.6%
2020 1,268−9.0%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Busseron Township was founded about 1810. It is named for François Riday Busseron, [6] a French resident of the area during the American Revolution.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 52.7 square miles (136 km2), of which 51.83 square miles (134.2 km2) (or 98.35%) is land and 0.86 square miles (2.2 km2) (or 1.63%) is water. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp.  73.

See also

Oaktown, Indiana


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