Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

37°58′27″N 87°34′10″W / 37.97417°N 87.56944°W / 37.97417; -87.56944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVanderburghGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total11.03 sq mi (28.6 km²) • Land10.86 sq mi (28.1 km²) • Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km²) 1.54%Elevation

384 ft (117 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total27,415 • Density2,745/sq mi (1,060/km²)ZIP codes

42420, 47708, 47710, 47711, 47712, 47713, 47714, 47720

GNIS feature ID453732

Pigeon Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,799 and it contained 15,434 housing units.^[2] At just over 11 square miles and having just under 30,000 people, Pigeon Township is both the smallest and most densily populated township in both Vanderburgh County as well as in Southwestern Indiana as a whole. Downtown Evansville and several historical districts are located entirely within the township as it contains the oldest sections of the city.

Pigeon Township was established in 1818.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.03 square miles (28.6 km²), of which 10.86 square miles (28.1 km²) (or 98.46%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 1.54%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Evansville (south-central portion)

Adjacent townships

Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
  - Center Township (northeast)
  - Knight Township (east)
  - Perry Township (west)

Airports and landing strips

Deaconess Hospital Airport
Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital Airport

Rivers

Pigeon Creek

School districts

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 75
State House District 76
State House District 77
State Senate District 49

References

"Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "Census Bureau profile: Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.