Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana

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Rock Creek Township
Township
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Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°47′03″N85°23′48″W / 40.78417°N 85.39667°W / 40.78417; -85.39667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
 • Water0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.17%
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,272
 • Density37.1/sq mi (14.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453810

Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,272. [1]

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History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1842. [2] It was named from Rock Creek, in the eastern part. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.84 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.41 square miles (94.3 km2) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.17%) is water. [4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Barnes, Star of Hope and Yankeetown.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,081—
1900 2,070−0.5%
1910 1,992−3.8%
1920 1,695−14.9%
1930 1,467−13.5%
1940 1,5717.1%
1950 1,6142.7%
1960 1,6602.9%
1970 1,564−5.8%
1980 1,463−6.5%
1990 1,4710.5%
2000 1,417−3.7%
2010 1,350−4.7%
2020 1,272−5.8%
US Decennial Census [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  2. ↑ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp.  113.
  3. ↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp.  747.
  4. ↑ "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".
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