Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

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Knight Township Vanderburgh County
— Township —
Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 87°29′48″W / 37.9675°N 87.49667°W / 37.9675; -87.49667Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 87°29′48″W / 37.9675°N 87.49667°W / 37.9675; -87.49667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vanderburgh
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.56 sq mi (89.51 km²)
• Land	34.55 sq mi (89.5 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.01 km²) 0.01%
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	67,491
• Density	1,953.4/sq mi (754.1/km²)
ZIP codes	47711, 47713, 47714, 47715
GNIS feature ID	0453528

Knight Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA. With 67,491 people in 2000 census, Knight Township has the largest township population in Southwestern Indiana as well as the home of nearly 40 percent of Vanderburgh County's 2000 population.^[1] On October 1, 2009, the City of Evansville officially annexed territory within Knight Township bounded between Burkhardt Road, the Lloyd Expressway and Morgan Avenue.

1 Geography
2 School districts
3 Political districts
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Knight Township covers an area of 34.56 square miles (89.5 km²).

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

Evansville (southern portion)

[edit] Adjacent townships

Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
  - Pigeon Township (west)
  - Center Township (northwest)
- Warrick County
  - Campbell Township (northeast)
  - Ohio Township (east)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Oak Hill and Oates Memorial Park.

[edit] Airports and landing strips

Saint Marys Medical Center Airport

[edit] Lakes

Cross Lake

[edit] Landmarks

[edit] School districts

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

[edit] Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 75
State House District 77
State House District 78
State Senate District 49
State Senate District 50

[edit] References

^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

Center Township		Campbell Township, Warrick County
Pigeon Township		Ohio Township, Warrick County
	Knight Township

v d e City of Evansville

Annual Festivals	Evansville Freedom Festival • Germania Männerchor Volksfest • West Side Nut Club Fall Festival • Vanderburgh County 4H Fair • Frog Follies • ShirnersFest

Arenas and Venues	Bosse Field • The Centre • Ford Center • Goebel Soccer Complex • Mesker Amphitheatre • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Swonder Ice Arena • Metro Sports Center • Victory Theatre • Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Corporate Headquarters and Major Employers	Accuride • Alcoa • AK Steel • Atlas Van Lines • Berry Plastics • Bristol Myers Squibb • Mead Johnson • Old National Bank • SABIC Innovative Plastics • Shoe Carnival • Springleaf Financial • TJ Maxx • Toyota • Vectren

Education	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation • Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville • Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library • Ivy Tech Community College • University of Evansville • University of Southern Indiana • ITT Technical Institute • Harrison College • Oakland City University

Neighborhoods / Districts	Downtown • Haynies Corner • Jacobsville • Riverside Historic District • Washington Avenue Historic District

Attractions	Angel Mounds • Casino Aztar • Children's Museum of Evansville • Evansville Museum • Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra • LST 325 Museum • Mesker Park Zoo • Reitz Home Museum • Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse • Wesselman Woods

Malls & Other Commerce	Downtown • Eastland Mall • Washington Square Mall

Sports	Evansville Purple Aces • USI Screaming Eagles • Evansville Otters • Evansville IceMen • Evansville Enforcers • Demolition City Roller Derby • Evansville Crush • Southern Indiana Athletic Conference • Refrigerator Bowl • Hoosier Nationals • Thunder on the Ohio • Rollergirls of Southern Indiana

Transportation	Evansville Regional Airport • Metropolitan Evansville Transit System • Interstate 64 • Interstate 164 • Interstate 69 • U.S. Route 41 • Lloyd Expressway • State Road 57 • State Road 62 • State Road 65 • State Road 66 • State Road 662 • University Parkway • Veterans Memorial Parkway

Healthcare & Emergency	Deaconess Hospital • Deaconess Gateway and Women's Hospital • St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center • Southwestern Indiana Mental Health System • The Welborn System

Regional	Center Township • German Township • Knight Township • Perry Topwnship • Pigeon Township • Vanderburgh County • Evansville Metropolitan Area • Southwestern Indiana • Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area • Area code 812

v d e Municipalities and communities of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Evansville

City	Evansville

Town	Darmstadt

Townships	Armstrong Center German Knight Perry Pigeon Scott Union

CDPs	Highland Melody Hill

Unincorporated communities	Armstrong Belknap Country Club Meadows Cypress Daylight Earle Elliott Harwood Hillsdale Inglefield Kasson Knob Hill Lakewood Hills Lamasco Martin McCutchanville Mechanicsville Mud Center Nisbet Rahm Red Bank Saint Joseph Saint Wendel Stacer Stringtown Vaughan

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

[edit] Adjacent townships

[edit] Cemeteries

[edit] Airports and landing strips

[edit] Lakes

[edit] Landmarks

[edit] School districts

[edit] Political districts

[edit] References

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