Sand Creek Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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Sand Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Sand Creek Township, Jennings County, Indiana.svg
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 39°05′16″N85°36′25″W / 39.08778°N 85.60694°W / 39.08778; -85.60694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
27.95 sq mi (72.4 km2)
 • Land27.72 sq mi (71.8 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)  0.82%
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
859
 • Density31.0/sq mi (12.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453833

Sand Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 859 (down from 872 at 2010 [1] ) and it contained 364 housing units. [2]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,039—
1900 992−4.5%
1910 819−17.4%
1920 687−16.1%
1930 529−23.0%
1940 61416.1%
1950 602−2.0%
1960 6457.1%
1970 75216.6%
1980 8036.8%
1990 714−11.1%
2000 81814.6%
2010 8726.6%
2020 859−1.5%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.95 square miles (72.4 km2), of which 27.72 square miles (71.8 km2) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.82%) is water. [1] The streams of Bear Creek, Fish Creek, Ice Creek, Millstone Creek, Poplar Root Creek and Rock Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bear Creek, Day and Fish Creek.

Major highways

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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