Deer Creek is an unincorporated town in Carroll County, Indiana, in the United States.[1] It is tracked by the United States Census as a census-designated place.
Deer Creek, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′54″N 86°23′26″W / 40.61500°N 86.39056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Township | Washington Township |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 115 |
| • Density | 804.20/sq mi (310.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 18-17245[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806473[1] |
History
editA post office was established at Deer Creek in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[4] The community was named from the eponymous creek.[5]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 115 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...called Deer Creek, for the nearby stream of the same name...
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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