Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana

Vincennes Township
Township
Site of Fort Knox II in northern Vincennes Township
Site of Fort Knox II in northern Vincennes Township
Coordinates: 38°37′59″N 87°33′35″W / 38.63306°N 87.55972°W / 38.63306; -87.55972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKnox
Named afterVincennes
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
61.74 sq mi (159.9 km2)
 • Land60.08 sq mi (155.6 km2)
 • Water1.66 sq mi (4.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,899
 • Density350/sq mi (140/km2)
FIPS code18-79217[2]
GNIS feature ID453961

Vincennes Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,899 (down from 23,707 at 2010[3]) and it contained 10,087 housing units.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
189010,704—
190012,81619.7%
191017,65437.7%
192019,75011.9%
193020,8675.7%
194021,9725.3%
195023,3646.3%
196023,6891.4%
197024,8034.7%
198024,9450.6%
199024,365−2.3%
200023,372−4.1%
201023,7071.4%
202021,899−7.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 61.74 square miles (159.9 km2), of which 60.08 square miles (155.6 km2) (or 97.31%) is land and 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2) (or 2.69%) is water.[3]

Education

It is in the Vincennes Community School Corporation.[6]

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. ^ 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 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. ^ 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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