Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana

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Buck Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.svg
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°49′38″N85°53′54″W / 39.82722°N 85.89833°W / 39.82722; -85.89833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total36.02 sq mi (93.3 km2)
 • Land35.93 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total9,304
 • Density234.6/sq mi (90.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453145

Buck Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,430 and it contained 3,158 housing units. [2]

Contents

History

Buck Creek Township was established in 1831. [3] It was named from Buck Creek, its largest waterway. [4]

Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.25%) is water. [2] The streams of Amity Branch, Lead Creek and Snider Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Arnett, Burris, Fish, Griffith, Mount Pleasant, Pet, Scotten, Snider and Steele.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

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References

  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp.  556.
  4. ↑ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp.  114.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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