Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°26′14″N 85°10′17″W / 40.43722°N 85.17139°W / 40.43722; -85.17139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.7 sq mi (61 km²) • Land23.7 sq mi (61 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

912 ft (278 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total477 • Density20/sq mi (7.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0453529

Knox Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 477 (down from 503 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 194 housing units. ^[1]

History

Knox Township was organized in 1839. It was named after Knox County, Ohio.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.7 square miles (61 km²), all land.^[2] The streams of Bit Run, Corrode Run, Cowboy Run, Crooked Creek, Harris Creek, Holster Creek, Mud Creek, Oak Run, Oval Run, Phillips Run, Rustic Run and Wire Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Ridertown

Adjacent townships

Penn Township (north)
Greene Township (east)
Jefferson Township (southeast)
Richland Township (south)
Jackson Township, Blackford County (west)
Harrison Township, Blackford County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Winters.

Major highways

SR 1
SR 26
SR 167

Airports and landing strips

Kesler Field

References

"Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 108.