Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

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Rock Creek Township
Township
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Location of Rock Creek Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°39′51″N86°35′09″W / 40.66417°N 86.58583°W / 40.66417; -86.58583 Coordinates: 40°39′51″N86°35′09″W / 40.66417°N 86.58583°W / 40.66417; -86.58583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2)
 • Land13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total475
 • Density35.2/sq mi (13.6/km2)
FIPS code 18-65268 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453809

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 475 and it contained 185 housing units. [3]

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History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828. [4]

District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.79 square miles (35.7 km2), of which 13.5 square miles (35 km2) (or 97.90%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 2.10%) is water. [3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mullendore and Parks.

Education

Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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