Widner Township | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 38°51′52″N 87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°WCoordinates: 38°51′52″N 87°20′34″W / 38.86444°N 87.34278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Knox |
Founded by | John Widner |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 41.24 sq mi (106.8 km2) |
• Land | 41.2 sq mi (107 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,132 |
• Density | 27.5/sq mi (10.6/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 18-84158 |
GNIS feature ID | 454058 |
Widner Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,132 and it contained 506 housing units.
Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler.
Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.24 square miles (106.8 km2), of which 41.2 square miles (107 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.