Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana

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Sugar Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana.svg
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°55′32″N87°12′29″W / 39.92556°N 87.20806°W / 39.92556; -87.20806
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Parke
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
24.91 sq mi (64.5 km2)
 • Land24.89 sq mi (64.5 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
[1]
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
308
 • Density12.4/sq mi (4.78/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47832, 47859, 47952
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 453884

Sugar Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 308 and it contained 139 housing units. [2] The township includes the north half of Turkey Run State Park.

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 789—
1900 8305.2%
1910 680−18.1%
1920 554−18.5%
1930 399−28.0%
1940 49624.3%
1950 350−29.4%
1960 3500.0%
1970 265−24.3%
1980 29210.2%
1990 3002.7%
2000 34916.3%
2010 322−7.7%
2020 308−4.3%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

History

Sugar Creek Township was established in 1855. [4]

The Lancelot C. Ewbank House, Richard Lieber Log Cabin, Lusk Home and Mill Site, Narrows Covered Bridge, and Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.91 square miles (64.5 km2), of which 24.89 square miles (64.5 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water. [6]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bristleridge and Cashatt.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ↑ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 213.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Parke County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
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