Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana

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Cedar Creek Township
Township
Barns at the Buckley Homestead.jpg
Barns at the Buckley Homestead, a historic site in the township
Map highlighting Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°15′17″N87°22′43″W / 41.25472°N 87.37861°W / 41.25472; -87.37861
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Lake
Founded1839
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
60.57 sq mi (156.9 km2)
 • Land60.01 sq mi (155.4 km2)
 • Water0.56 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
636 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
12,725
 • Density201.6/sq mi (77.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
46307, 46356, 46377
Area code 219
FIPS code 18-11026 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453171

Cedar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,725, containing 4,710 housing units, [2] up from 12,097 as of 2010. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,691—
1900 2,40742.3%
1910 2,312−3.9%
1920 2,3813.0%
1930 2,61910.0%
1940 3,01014.9%
1950 3,53617.5%
1960 5,01041.7%
1970 6,36527.0%
1980 8,70436.7%
1990 9,0093.5%
2000 10,64918.2%
2010 12,09713.6%
2020 12,7255.2%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Cedar Creek Township was established in 1839. [6]

The Buckley Homestead was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.57 square miles (156.9 km2), of which 60.01 square miles (155.4 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 0.92%) is water. [4] The township includes most of the town of Lowell, as well the census-designated places Lake Dalecarlia and Shelby.

Education

Cedar Creek Township, along with West Creek Township and Eagle Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Census Bureau profile: Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 104.
  7. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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