Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Vincennes Township
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
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Named for	Vincennes
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	61.74 sq mi (159.9 km)
• Land	60.08 sq mi (155.6 km)
• Water	1.66 sq mi (4.3 km)
Elevation	413 ft (126 m)
Population
• Total	21,899
• Density	350/sq mi (140/km)
FIPS code	18-79217
GNIS feature ID	453961

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) and it contained 10,087 housing units.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	10,704	—
1900	12,816	19.7%
1910	17,654	37.7%
1920	19,750	11.9%
1930	20,867	5.7%
1940	21,972	5.3%
1950	23,364	6.3%
1960	23,689	1.4%
1970	24,803	4.7%
1980	24,945	0.6%
1990	24,365	−2.3%
2000	23,372	−4.1%
2010	23,707	1.4%
2020	21,899	−7.6%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

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

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Vincennes
Cities	Bicknell Vincennes	Map of Indiana highlighting Knox County
Towns	Bruceville Decker Edwardsport Monroe City Oaktown Sandborn Wheatland
Townships	Busseron Decker Harrison Johnson Palmyra Steen Vigo Vincennes Washington Widner
CDPs	Emison Freelandville Ragsdale Westphalia
Other communities	Beal Busseron Fritchton Indian Creek Settlement Iona Little Rock Orrville Pond Creek Mills Purcell Saint Thomas Verne Wagner Station Willis
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