Pigeon Township is one of eight
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Vanderburgh County,
Indiana
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,
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,799 and it contained 15,434 housing units.
is located entirely within the township.
Pigeon Township was established in 1818.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.46%) is land and (or 1.54%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Evansville
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
(south-central portion)
Adjacent townships
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Indiana
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Vanderburgh County
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Center Township (northeast)
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Knight Township (east)
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Perry Township (west)
Airports and landing strips
* Deaconess Hospital Airport
* Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital Airport
Rivers
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Ohio River
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Pigeon Creek
School districts
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Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Jasper, Princeton, Terre Haute, Vincennes and ...
* State House District 75
* State House District 76
* State House District 77
* State Senate District 49
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
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Townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana