Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Widner Township
Township
Map highlighting Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°51′52″N87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°W / 38.86444; -87.34278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Knox
Founded byJohn Widner
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
41.24 sq mi (106.8 km2)
 • Land41.2 sq mi (107 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,094
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 18-84158 [2]
GNIS feature ID 454058

Widner Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,094 (down from 1,132 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 506 housing units. [4] It contains the census-designated place of Freelandville.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,820—
1900 1,719−5.5%
1910 1,7672.8%
1920 1,745−1.2%
1930 1,583−9.3%
1940 1,6111.8%
1950 1,540−4.4%
1960 1,338−13.1%
1970 1,278−4.5%
1980 1,2870.7%
1990 1,197−7.0%
2000 1,165−2.7%
2010 1,132−2.8%
2020 1,094−3.4%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler. [6]

Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.24 square miles (106.8 km2), of which 41.2 square miles (107 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.10%) is water. [3]

Education

It is in the North Knox School Corporation. [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.  71.
  7. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ↑ 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


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