Honey Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,344, up from 2,109 in 2010.[1] The township is served by the Russiaville Post Office.
Honey Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Howard County | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′50″N 86°16′13″W / 40.41389°N 86.27028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Howard |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.72 sq mi (38.1 km2) |
| • Land | 14.72 sq mi (38.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,344 |
| • Density | 143.3/sq mi (55.3/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453416 |
History
editHoney Creek was organized in 1841 as a township in the northeastern corner of neighboring Clinton County. The township's early population tended to be politically Republican, so the Republican party in Howard County and the Democrats in Clinton County collaborated to have Honey Creek Township removed from Clinton and added in 1850 to Howard.[2]
Geography
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,966 | — | |
| 2010 | 2,109 | 7.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,344 | 11.1% | |
| U.S. Census[3] | |||
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.72 square miles (38.1 km2), all land.[1] The stream of Squirrel Creek runs through this township.
Cities and towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Harrison Township (east)
- Prairie Township, Tipton County (southeast)
- Forest Township, Clinton County (southwest)
- Monroe Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Schools
editReferences
edit- "Honey Creek Township, Howard County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 117–118.
- ^ "US Census Data". US Government Census Agency. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.