Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

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Coal Creek Township
Map highlighting Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.svg
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°10′04″N87°00′30″W / 40.16778°N 87.00833°W / 40.16778; -87.00833
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Montgomery
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total53.76 sq mi (139.2 km2)
  Land53.76 sq mi (139.2 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[1]
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,544
  Density28.7/sq mi (11.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47933, 47955, 47967, 47981, 47990, 47994
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 453236

Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,544 and it contained 655 housing units. [2]

Contents

Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.76 square miles (139.2 km2), all land. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Meharry, Mount Pleasant, Oakland, Old Turkey Run, Pleasant Hill, Willhite and Wilson Killen.

Public safety

Fire and basic medical service is provided by Coal Creek Fire & Rescue Inc. CCF&R is the only volunteer fire department within Montgomery County to boast more than one fire station. A new building, completed in 2006, resides in New Richmond, and recently in 2010, CCFD opened a newer facility in Wingate, although both towns each had a fire hall prior to recently relocating.

Ambulance service is provided by S.T.A.R. http://starambulance.net/

CCF&R is funded by contracts from both the towns of Wingate and New Richmond, as well as by taxes paid to the Township Trustee.

Law enforcement service is provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department as well as the Indiana State Police, Wingate Town Marshal.

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  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. Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp.  476.