Knightstown
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Knightstown

Place

Territory

GEOID
1840266
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:in/place:knightstown
POP
2,165 (2025)
CENTER
39.796, -85.531
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Knightstown

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Knightstown itself.

Planning Commission
0/0 seats recorded

No seats recorded.

Redevelopment Commission
3/6 seats recorded

Organization 5

Departments

  • The Knightstown Cemetery Department maintains Glen Cove Cemetery, an active cemetery with approximately 22,000 graves on 51 acres, whose developed old and new portions were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. Official website: www.glencovecemetery.org. Address: 120 E. Main Street, Knightstown, IN 46148.

  • Office of the Knightstown Clerk-Treasurer, an elected position with a four-year term. The Clerk-Treasurer is custodian of town records, manages all town funds, investments and disbursements, prepares annual budgets and tax rates for the town council, and serves as clerk for the town council. The office's Utility Business Operations division is responsible for billing and collection of the town's utilities. Located at 120 E. Main St., Knightstown, IN 46148.

  • Knightstown Code Enforcement works to prevent, detect and investigate violations of the town's municipal code and zoning rules. Concerns about housing, buildings, land use, zoning, businesses or other properties are investigated and resolved following town, county and state rules; unresolved violations may result in administrative fines. Located at 120 E Main St, Knightstown, IN 46148.

  • The Knightstown Police Department is a full time, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week department that provides for the safety and security of the residents of Knightstown. It has a Reserve Officer program and offers an Unattended House Program for residents away 3 months or more. Located at 120 E Main St, Knightstown, IN 46148. Emergency: 911.

  • The Knightstown Utility Office operates three separate utilities: the Knightstown Water Utility, the Knightstown Electric Utility and the Knightstown Wastewater Utility. New customers complete an application for utility service and bring it to the office at 120 E Main Street; deposits may be required depending on service location and type of residency.

Services 10

  • Business Utility Service Application Utility Department
  • Give Kudos to a Knightstown Police Officer Police Department
  • Pay Utility Bill Online Utility Department
  • Police Complaint Form Police Department
  • Police Officer Application Police Department
  • Report a Code Violation Code Enforcement
  • Residential Utility Service Application Utility Department
  • Sunset Park Shelter House Rental Utility Department
  • Unattended House Program Police Department
  • Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Check Police Department