Widner Township is one of ten

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Knox County, Indiana Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradu ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,094 (down from 1,132 at 2010) and it contained 506 housing units.

History

Widner Township was named for John Widner, a pioneer settler. Kixmiller's Store at Freedlandville was added to the

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in 1978.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.90%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.

Education

It is in the

North Knox School Corporation North Knox School Corporation (NKSC) is a school district in Knox County, Indiana. The district administration is in Widner Township, with a Bicknell postal address. It is made up of the following townships: Busseron, Vigo, Washington, and Widne ...

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Townships in Knox County, Indiana Townships in Indiana {{KnoxCountyIN-geo-stub