Knight Township Vanderburgh County
Township
Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 87°29′48″W / 37.96750°N 87.49667°W / 37.96750; -87.49667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vanderburgh
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.79 sq mi (90.1 km2)
• Land	34.19 sq mi (88.6 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  1.72%
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population  ( 2020) [1]
• Total	68,625
• Density	1,987.3/sq mi (767.3/km2)
ZIP codes	47711, 47713, 47714, 47715
GNIS feature ID	453528

Knight Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 67,945 and it contained 33,472 housing units. ^[2] Knight Township has the largest township population in Southwestern Indiana and is the home of nearly 40 percent of Vanderburgh County's population. On October 1, 2009, the City of Evansville officially annexed territory within Knight Township bounded between Burkhardt Road, the Lloyd Expressway and Morgan Avenue.

History

Knight Township was organized in 1840. ^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.79 square miles (90.1 km²), of which 34.19 square miles (88.6 km²) (or 98.28%) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.72%) is water. ^[2]

Cities and towns

• Evansville (southeast side)

Unincorporated towns

• Smythe

Adjacent townships

• Indiana
  • Vanderburgh County
    • Pigeon Township (west)
    • Center Township (northwest)
  • Warrick County
    • Campbell Township (northeast)
    • Ohio Township (east)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Oak Hill and Oates Memorial Park.

Airports and landing strips

• Saint Marys Medical Center Airport

Lakes

• Cross Lake

Landmarks

• Angel Mounds
• University of Evansville
• Swonder Ice Arena
• Wesselman Woods
• Eastland Mall
• Washington Square Mall

School districts

• Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State House District 77
• State House District 78
• State Senate District 49
• State Senate District 50
• Evansville City Ward 1
• Evansville City Ward 2
• Evansville City Ward 3
• Evansville City Ward 4
• Evansville City Ward 5

References

• "Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Official Site