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^[3]) and it contained 639 housing units.^[4]

Historical population

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[5]

Busseron Township
Township
Coordinates: 38°50′52″N 87°28′14″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	52.7 sq mi (136 km2)
• Land	51.83 sq mi (134.2 km2)
• Water	0.86 sq mi (2.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	430 ft (131 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,268
• Density	24/sq mi (9.3/km2)
FIPS code	18-09514[2]
GNIS feature ID	453147

History

Busseron Township was founded about 1810. It is named for François Riday Busseron,^[6] 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 km²), of which 51.83 square miles (134.2 km²) (or 98.35%) is land and 0.86 square miles (2.2 km²) (or 1.63%) is water.^[3]