Jump to content

Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°50′52″N 87°28′14″W / 38.84778°N 87.47056°W / 38.84778; -87.47056
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Busseron Township
Coordinates: 38°50′52″N 87°28′14″W / 38.84778°N 87.47056°W / 38.84778; -87.47056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKnox
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total52.7 sq mi (136 km2)
 • Land51.83 sq mi (134.2 km2)
 • Water0.86 sq mi (2.2 km2)
Elevation430 ft (131 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,268
 • Density24/sq mi (9.3/km2)
FIPS code18-09514[2]
GNIS feature ID453147

Busseron Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,268 (down from 1,393 at 2010[3]) and it contained 639 housing units.[4]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,729
19002,13623.5%
19102,2023.1%
19202,040−7.4%
19302,029−0.5%
19401,915−5.6%
19501,690−11.7%
19601,657−2.0%
19701,481−10.6%
19801,4850.3%
19901,372−7.6%
20001,3850.9%
20101,3930.6%
20201,268−9.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

History

[edit]

Busseron Township was founded about 1810. It is named for François Riday Busseron,[6] a French resident of the area during the American Revolution.

Geography

[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 52.7 square miles (136 km2), of which 51.83 square miles (134.2 km2) (or 98.35%) is land and 0.86 square miles (2.2 km2) (or 1.63%) is water.[3]

References

[edit]
  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. ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 73.
[edit]

Oaktown, Indiana