Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana
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Widner Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°51′52″N 87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°WCoordinates: 38°51′52″N 87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Knox |
Founded by | John Widner |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 41.24 sq mi (106.8 km2) |
• Land | 41.2 sq mi (107 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,132 |
• Density | 27.5/sq mi (10.6/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 1,132 and it contained 506 housing units.[3]
History
Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler.[4]
Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[5]
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]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 71.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.