Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Vigo Township
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
173.8 km2 (67.11 sq mi)
 • Land171.3 km2 (66.13 sq mi)
 • Water2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,083
 • Density23.84/km2 (61.74/sq mi)
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.


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