Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°40′02″N 87°17′59″W / 38.66722°N 87.29972°W / 38.66722; -87.29972[1]
(2020)
Steen Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 803 (down from 900 at 2010[3]) and it contained 361 housing units.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,355 | — | |
1900 | 1,686 | 24.4% | |
1910 | 1,727 | 2.4% | |
1920 | 1,871 | 8.3% | |
1930 | 1,719 | −8.1% | |
1940 | 1,484 | −13.7% | |
1950 | 1,451 | −2.2% | |
1960 | 1,264 | −12.9% | |
1970 | 1,121 | −11.3% | |
1980 | 1,071 | −4.5% | |
1990 | 885 | −17.4% | |
2000 | 929 | 5.0% | |
2010 | 900 | −3.1% | |
2020 | 803 | −10.8% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[5] |
History
Steen Township was founded in 1857. It was named for Richard Steen, a pioneer settler.[6]
Andrew Nicholson Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.91 square miles (95.6 km2), of which 36.5 square miles (95 km2) (or 98.89%) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.14%) is water.[3]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 87.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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