Misplaced Pages

Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Township in Indiana, United States
Steen Township
Township
Fields northwest of WheatlandFields northwest of Wheatland
Coordinates: 38°40′02″N 87°17′59″W / 38.66722°N 87.29972°W / 38.66722; -87.29972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKnox
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.91 sq mi (95.6 km)
 • Land36.5 sq mi (95 km)
 • Water0.42 sq mi (1.1 km)
Elevation479 ft (146 m)
Population
 • Total803
 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km)
FIPS code18-72908
GNIS feature ID453872

Steen Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 803 (down from 900 at 2010) and it contained 361 housing units.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,355—
19001,68624.4%
19101,7272.4%
19201,8718.3%
19301,719−8.1%
19401,484−13.7%
19501,451−2.2%
19601,264−12.9%
19701,121−11.3%
19801,071−4.5%
1990885−17.4%
20009295.0%
2010900−3.1%
2020803−10.8%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Steen Township was founded in 1857. It was named for Richard Steen, a pioneer settler.

Andrew Nicholson Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km), of which 36.5 square miles (95 km) (or 98.89%) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km) (or 1.14%) is water.

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. ^ "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. 87.
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Vincennes
Cities
Map of Indiana highlighting Knox County
Towns
Townships
CDPs
Other
communities


Stub icon

This Knox County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: