Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Vigo Township
Map highlighting Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°50′17″N87°14′17″W / 38.83806°N 87.23806°W / 38.83806; -87.23806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Knox
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
67.11 sq mi (173.8 km2)
  Land66.13 sq mi (171.3 km2)
  Water0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,083
  Density61/sq mi (23/km2)
FIPS code 18-79118 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453960

Vigo Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,083 (up from 4,031 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 2,095 housing units. [4] It contains the census-designated place of Westphalia.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 3,428
1900 4,09519.5%
1910 5,86043.1%
1920 10,38577.2%
1930 7,916−23.8%
1940 7,808−1.4%
1950 7,036−9.9%
1960 6,067−13.8%
1970 5,635−7.1%
1980 5,513−2.2%
1990 4,666−15.4%
2000 4,7982.8%
2010 4,031−16.0%
2020 4,0831.3%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Vigo Township was established in 1837. It was named for Col. François Vigo. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 67.11 square miles (173.8 km2), of which 66.13 square miles (171.3 km2) (or 98.54%) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 1.45%) is water. [3]

Education

It is in the North Knox School Corporation. [7]

Vigo Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library. [8]

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.  89.
  7. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Knox County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 8, 2025. - Text list
  8. "How Do I…?". Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.