Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Pigeon Township
Township
Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 37°58′27″N87°34′10″W / 37.97417°N 87.56944°W / 37.97417; -87.56944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vanderburgh
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	11.03 sq mi (28.6 km2)
• Land	10.86 sq mi (28.1 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  1.54%
Elevation	384 ft (117 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	27,415
• Density	2,745/sq mi (1,060/km2)
ZIP codes	42420, 47708, 47710, 47711, 47712, 47713, 47714, 47720
GNIS feature ID	453732

Pigeon Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,799 and it contained 15,434 housing units. ^[2] At just over 11 square miles and having just under 30,000 people, Pigeon Township is both the smallest and most densely populated township in both Vanderburgh County as well as in Southwestern Indiana as a whole. Downtown Evansville and several historical districts are located entirely within the township as it contains the oldest sections of the city.

Pigeon Township was established in 1818. ^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.03 square miles (28.6 km²), of which 10.86 square miles (28.1 km²) (or 98.46%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 1.54%) is water. ^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Evansville (south-central portion)

Adjacent townships

• Indiana
  • Vanderburgh County
    • Center Township (northeast)
    • Knight Township (east)
    • Perry Township (west)

Airports and landing strips

• Deaconess Hospital Airport
• Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital Airport

Rivers

• Pigeon Creek

School districts

• Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State House District 76
• State House District 77
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Pigeon 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

1. "Census Bureau profile: Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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.
3. History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p.  62.