Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Clear Creek Township
Clear Creek Township
Township
	A farmhouse in northern Clear Creek Township
	Motto: Busiest Little Township in Indiana
	Location in Monroe County
	Coordinates: 39°02′01″N86°30′56″W / 39.03361°N 86.51556°W Coordinates: 39°02′01″N86°30′56″W / 39.03361°N 86.51556°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
• Trustee	Thelma Kelley Jeffries
Area
• Total	37.9 sq mi (98 km2)
• Land	30.87 sq mi (80.0 km2)
• Water	7.03 sq mi (18.2 km2) 18.55%
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,000
• Density	162/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47401, 47403, 47436, 47462
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453222

Last updated February 24, 2023

Clear Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,000 and it contained 2,674 housing units.^[2]

History

Joseph Mitchell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.9 square miles (98 km²), of which 30.87 square miles (80.0 km²) (or 81.45%) is land and 7.03 square miles (18.2 km²) (or 18.55%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Monroe County's Clear Creek Town is not located in Clear Creek Township, but rather in Perry Township, just north of Clear Creek Township's border. Both the town and the township are named after the same eponymous creek, which flows from the north to the south through both of them.

Cemeteries

Clear Creek Township Trustee's Office (Township Government) operates three active cemeteries, which includes the marking and selling of plots, marking for headstones, meeting with family members and marking burial sites for their family member, all maintenance, mowing and trimming, filling in grave sites, removing funeral floral arrangements, leveling and sowing grass seed and straw, cleaning up after rain and/or wind storms which blow flowers off grave sites.

Clear Creek Township Trustee's Office (Township Government) has an additional 26 cemeteries in the township. Four cemeteries were moved due to the construction of Lake Monroe.

Deeds are recorded in office of the Recorder of Monroe County. Thelma Kelley Jeffries is the trustee of the township.

Clear Creek Township contains 29 cemeteries.^{[ citation needed ]}

Major highways

Indiana State Road 37

Airports and landing strips

Lake Monroe Airport

School districts

Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 60
State Senate District 44

Related Research Articles

Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,164 and it contained 2,755 housing units.

Forest Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 760 and it contained 328 housing units. The township was named for the large amount of timber it contained at the time it was organized.

Indian Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 691 and it contained 422 housing units.

Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,294 and it contained 2,936 housing units. The north three-quarters of Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base is in the southwest corner of the township.

Gregg Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,930 and it contained 1,161 housing units.

Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,904 and it contained 1,917 housing units.

Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,073 and it contained 7,171 housing units. The township contains a portion of the Morgan–Monroe State Forest.

Bean Blossom Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,916 and it contained 1,184 housing units.

Benton Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,358 and it contained 1,716 housing units.

Bloomington Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 44,167 and it contained 15,346 housing units.

Indian Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,634 and it contained 681 housing units.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana</span> Township in Indiana, United States

Perry Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 50,673 and it contained 24,194 housing units.

Polk Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 360 and it contained 195 housing units. It is one of the least densely-populated townships in the state; this is largely because most of the land is occupied by Lake Monroe, the Hoosier National Forest, and seasonal homes and attractions.

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,098 and it contained 6,455 housing units.

Salt Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,513 and it contained 822 housing units.

Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,029 and it contained 882 housing units. The township contains a portion of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest.

Indian Creek Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,736 and it contained 1,176 housing units.

Pleasant Run Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,883 and it contained 862 housing units.

Shawswick Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,469 and it contained 9,653 housing units.

Smithville is an unincorporated community in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[census-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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomington
City	Bloomington	Map of Indiana highlighting Monroe County
Towns	Ellettsville Stinesville
Townships	Bean Blossom Benton Bloomington Clear Creek Indian Creek Perry Polk Richland Salt Creek Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Harrodsburg Smithville-Sanders
Other unincorporated communities	Buenavista Chapel Hill Clear Creek Dolan Elwren Fairfax Fleener Handy Hindustan Kirby Kirksville Knight Ridge Marlin Hills Modesto Mount Tabor New Unionville Sanders Smithville Stanford Unionville Van Buren Park Victor Wayport West Brook Downs Woodville Hills Yellowstone
Indiana portal United States portal

Clear Creek Township
Township
A farmhouse in northern Clear Creek Township
Motto: Busiest Little Township in Indiana
Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°02′01″N86°30′56″W / 39.03361°N 86.51556°W / 39.03361; -86.51556 Coordinates: 39°02′01″N86°30′56″W / 39.03361°N 86.51556°W / 39.03361; -86.51556
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
• Trustee	Thelma Kelley Jeffries
Area
• Total	37.9 sq mi (98 km²)
• Land	30.87 sq mi (80.0 km²)
• Water	7.03 sq mi (18.2 km²) 18.55%
Elevation ^[1]	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,000
• Density	162/sq mi (63/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47401, 47403, 47436, 47462
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453222