Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Knox Township

Township

Location in Jay County

Coordinates: 40°26′14″N 85°10′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.43722°N 85.17139°W﻿ / 40.43722; -85.17139
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Jay
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 23.7 sq mi (61 km2)
• Land| 23.7 sq mi (61 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 912 ft (278 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 477
• Density| 20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453529

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

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

## Geography

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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

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* Ridertown

### Adjacent townships

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery, Winters.

### Major highways

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* SR 1
* SR 26
* SR 167

### Airports and landing strips

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* Kesler Field

## References

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* "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

1. ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Portland

Cities|

* Dunkirk‡
* Portland

Map of Indiana highlighting Jay County

Towns|

* Bryant
* Pennville
* Redkey
* Salamonia

Townships|

* Bearcreek
* Greene
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Knox
* Madison
* Noble
* Penn
* Pike
* Richland
* Wabash
* Wayne

former municipalities|

* Jay City

Unincorporated
communities|

* Antioch
* Antiville
* Balbec
* Bellfountain
* Blaine
* Bloomfield
* Bluff Point
* Boundary City
* College Corner
* Collett
* Como
* Fiat
* Greene
* Liber
* New Corydon
* New Mount Pleasant
* Noble
* Pleasant Ridge
* Poling
* Powers
* Ridertown
* Salem
* West Liberty
* Westchester

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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