Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana

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Eagle Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°16′56″N87°16′56″W / 41.28222°N 87.28222°W / 41.28222; -87.28222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lake
founded1839
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
56.01 sq mi (145.1 km2)
 • Land55.84 sq mi (144.6 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,719
 • Density29.9/sq mi (11.5/km2)
FIPS code 18-19306 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453270

Eagle Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 709 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 647—
1900 597−7.7%
1910 71720.1%
1920 709−1.1%
1930 7171.1%
1940 7565.4%
1950 7712.0%
1960 7710.0%
1970 7861.9%
1980 1,42180.8%
1990 1,4310.7%
2000 1,69518.4%
2010 1,668−1.6%
2020 1,7193.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Eagle Creek Township was established in 1839. [6]

The Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.01 square miles (145.1 km2), of which 55.84 square miles (144.6 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.29%) is water. [4]

Education

Eagle Creek Township, along with Cedar Creek Township and West 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. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Eagle 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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