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Counties: Gibson County Gibson County Area: 489 square miles Location: Southwestern Indiana, bordered on the north by Knox County, to the east by Pike County, to the southeast by Warrick County, to the south by Posey and Vanderburgh counties, and to the west by Illinois. Population: 32,500 (2000 Census) 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 14,523 17,371 22,742 24,920 30,099 30,137 29,201 29,202 30,709 30,720 29,949 30,444 33,156 31,913 32,500 Cities & Towns: Princeton (county seat, 8,175, 83rd largest city in the State); Oakland City (2,588), Fort Branch (2,320), Haubstadt (1,529), Owensville (1,322), Patoka (749), Francisco (543), Somerville (312) Named For: General John Gibson, Secretary of the Indiana Territory.