Decker Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Decker Township
Township
Map highlighting Decker Township, Knox County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°28′32″N87°38′00″W / 38.47556°N 87.63333°W / 38.47556; -87.63333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Knox
Township Seat Decker
School DistrictSouth Knox School Corporation
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
46.43 sq mi (120.3 km2)
 • Land44.35 sq mi (114.9 km2)
 • Water2.08 sq mi (5.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
400 ft (122 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
209
 • Density4.71/sq mi (1.82/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]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,000—
1900 1,32732.7%
1910 1,3280.1%
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

Decker Township is named for the Decker family of pioneer settlers. [6]

Geography

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

  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.  85.


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