Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

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Rock Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana.svg
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
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2)
 • Land13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation
[1]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
447
 • Density33.1/sq mi (12.8/km2)
FIPS code 18-65268 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453809

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 (down from 475 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 186 housing units.

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History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828. [5]

District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [6]

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. [4]

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. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 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. ↑ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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