Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

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Indian Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.svg
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°51′59″N86°36′10″W / 38.86639°N 86.60278°W / 38.86639; -86.60278 Coordinates: 38°51′59″N86°36′10″W / 38.86639°N 86.60278°W / 38.86639; -86.60278
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Lawrence
Government
 • Type Indiana township
 •  Trustee Gary Scherschel [1]
Area
 • Total38.11 sq mi (98.7 km2)
 • Land37.98 sq mi (98.4 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.34%
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,736
 • Density71.8/sq mi (27.7/km2)
ZIP codes
47421, 47451, 47462, 47470
GNIS feature ID0453425

Indian Creek Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,736 and it contained 1,176 housing units. [2] [3]

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History

Indian Creek Township takes its name from a stream in its northwestern portion. [4] The township was one of the original five townships in Lawrence County. The township boundary originally ran to the East Fork of the White River, including Williams up into the early 20th century. [5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km2), of which 37.98 square miles (98.4 km2) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.34%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Boone, Bridge, Fayetteville, Ferguson, New Union Church, Old Shiloh, Old Union Church, Pleasant Hill and Waggner.

State highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890 1,891—
1900 2,35624.6%
1910 2,3791.0%
1920 1,200−49.6%
1930 1,60033.3%
1940 1,448−9.5%
1950 1,407−2.8%
1960 1,4674.3%
1970 1,83625.2%
1980 2,29625.1%
1990 2,52810.1%
2000 2,6625.3%
2010 2,7754.2%
2020 2,736−1.4%
[6]

Education

North Lawrence Community Schools serves Indian Creek Township. A charter school, Lawrence County Independent Schools, is located in Fayetteville.

Fire Department

Indian Creek Township is protected by the Indian Creek Volunteer Fire Department (ICVFD). The department's 23 members respond to all types of emergencies, including, but not limited to, fire and medical calls, and are often dispatched as medical first responders when an ambulance is dispatched to the township from the nearby City of Bedford. The department responded to 234 calls in 2012, a record high for the department. [7] ICVFD has mutual aid agreements with all other volunteer fire departments in Lawrence County.

The Indian Creek VFD Station is located in Fayetteville at 38°51′40″N86°35′42″W / 38.86103°N 86.59490°W / 38.86103; -86.59490 .

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References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ↑ https://www.census.gov/popfinder/?fl=1809336054 [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 55.
  5. ↑ "History of Lawrence County, Indiana". INGenWeb. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  7. ↑ "The Indian Creek V.F.D Page".
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