Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana
Busseron Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,268 (down from 1,393 at 2010) and it contained 639 housing units.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,729 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,136 | 23.5% | |
| 1910 | 2,202 | 3.1% | |
| 1920 | 2,040 | −7.4% | |
| 1930 | 2,029 | −0.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,915 | −5.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,690 | −11.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,657 | −2.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,481 | −10.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,485 | 0.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,372 | −7.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,385 | 0.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,393 | 0.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,268 | −9.0% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census | |||
History
Busseron Township was founded about 1810. It is named for François Riday Busseron, a French resident of the area during the American Revolution.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 52.7 square miles (136 km), of which 51.83 square miles (134.2 km) (or 98.35%) is land and 0.86 square miles (2.2 km) (or 1.63%) is water.
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.
- ^ "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. 73.
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