Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana

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Deer Creek, Indiana
Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°36′54″N86°23′26″W / 40.61500°N 86.39056°W / 40.61500; -86.39056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Washington Township
Area
[1]
  Total
0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
  Land0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
115
  Density804.20/sq mi (310.53/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 18-17245 [3]
GNIS feature ID2806473 [2]

Deer Creek is an unincorporated town in Carroll County, Indiana, in the United States. [2] It is tracked by the United States Census as a census-designated place.

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History

A post office was established at Deer Creek in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910. [4] The community was named from the eponymous creek. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 115
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  111. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Deer Creek, for the nearby stream of the same name...
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.