Knox County, Indiana

administration
The Knox County Courthouse in Vincennes, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Vincennes
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 N 7th Street Vincennes, IN 47591-2022
Foundation :	June 20, 1790
Made up from:	Northwest Territory
Area code :	001 812
Demographics
Residents :	38,440 (2010)
Population density :	28.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1357 km²
Water surface :	21 km²
map

The Knox County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana . In 2010 , the county had 38,440 residents and a population density of 28.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Vincennes .

geography

The county is located in southwest Indiana on the east bank of the Wabash River , which forms the border with Illinois . It has an area of 1357 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water.

In the east and south, the county is surrounded by the White River up to its confluence with the Wabash River.

The following neighboring counties border Knox County:

Crawford County, Illinois	Sullivan County	Greene County
Lawrence County, Illinois		Daviess County
Wabash County (Illinois)	Gibson County	Pike County

history

H. Knox

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	2517	-
1810	7945	215.7%
1820	5437	-31.6%
1830	6525	20%
1840	10,657	63.3%
1850	11,084	4%
1860	16,056	44.9%
1870	21,562	34.3%
1880	26,324	22.1%
1890	28,044	6.5%
1900	32,746	16.8%
1910	39,183	19.7%
1920	46.195	17.9%
1930	43,813	-5.2%
1940	43,973	0.4%
1950	43,415	-1.3%
1960	41,561	-4.3%
1970	41,546	-0%
1980	41,838	0.7%
1990	39,884	-4.7%
2000	39,256	-1.6%
2010	37,440	-4.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Knox County was formed on June 20, 1790 as the original county from the Northwest Territory. It was named after Henry Knox (1750-1806), a general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence and first US Secretary of War (1789-1794).

Historical objects

Memorial Rotunda in George Rogers Clark National Historical Park

Vincennes is located on the banks of the Wabash River George Rogers Clark National Historical Park , one of the pioneer George Rogers Clark named National Historical Park .

Other historical objects:

List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Indiana

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Knox County had 37,440 people in 14,866 households. The population density was 28.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in 14,866 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.2 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

21.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,391 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,841. 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Knox County

Citys

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

Knox County is divided into ten townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Busseron Township	1393	18-09514
Decker Township	227	18-17128
Harrison Township	1916	18-31864
Johnson Township	1382	18-38700
Palmyra Township	1466	18-57744
Steen Township	900	18-72908
Vigo Township	4031	18-79118
Vincennes Township	23,707	18-79217
Washington Township	2286	18-80738
Widner Township	1132	18-84158