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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Knight. Another town gets a different order.

Health

Healthier than 32% of U.S. towns

Knight beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

CHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

0 better31 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Knight	IN
More adults without reliable transportation	8.7%	7.7%

Deaconess Hospital

0.5 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

50th

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

About one in four working residents works right in Knight

About one in 4 of Knight’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Evansville (59%), Ohio (4%) and Patoka (3%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

27%work in town

Where working residents work

In Knight27%

Evansville59%

Ohio4%

Patoka3%

Scott2%

5 mi

median commute distance

36,207

jobs based in Knight

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Outdoors

4% of Knight is conserved land

23 miles of trails across 17 parks and preserves.

#68for trails in IN

Map of Knight: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

conserved · 879 of 22,178 acres

23 mi

of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

#154

most conserved land in IN

#108

most walkable in IN

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Angel Mounds State Historic Site	7.8 mi	558
2. Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve	4.5 mi	200
3. Wesselman Park	0.9 mi	95

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Knight has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°

Spring46–67°

Summer67–87°

Fall47–69°

Oct 29

typical first frost

Apr 4

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

High risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes

169

paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Schools

Knight’s public schools outperform 44% of Indiana districts

The public schools Knight’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Hebron Elementary School	PK–5	726	C+
Stockwell Elementary School	K–5	545	B−
Caze Elementary School	PK–5	510	D
Lodge Community School	K–8	510	D
Vogel Elementary School	K–6	484	C+
Fairlawn Elementary School	PK–5	450	C−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 20 schools →

Glenn A. Black House · National Register of Historic Places

Knight’s story

Knight in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Knight

Township in Indiana, United States

Knight Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,625. Knight Township has the largest township population in Southwestern Indiana and is the home of nearly 40 percent of Vanderburgh County's population.

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