Sugar Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,920 and it contained 5,876 housing units.[2]
Sugar Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′22″N 85°53′42″W / 39.73944°N 85.89500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hancock |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.4 sq mi (92 km2) |
| • Land | 35.3 sq mi (91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.28% |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,495 |
| • Density | 422.7/sq mi (163.2/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453882 |
History
editSugar Creek Township was organized in 1828, and named from its principal stream.[3][4]
Rufus and Amanda Black House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.28%) is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Spring Lake. The streams of Palestine Branch and Sugar Run run through this township.
Cities and towns
edit- Cumberland (southeast quarter)
- Spring Lake
- New Palestine
Unincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Buck Creek Township (north)
- Center Township (northeast)
- Brandywine Township (east)
- Van Buren Township, Shelby County (southeast)
- Moral Township, Shelby County (south)
- Franklin Township, Marion County (southwest)
- Warren Township, Marion County (west)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains nine cemeteries: Dye, Langenberger, McNamee, New Palestine, Owen, Pitcher, Richmond, Schramm, and Zion Lutheran.
Major highways
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References
edit- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 273–274.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. p. 741.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14 5. National Park Service. October 10, 2014.
External links
edit- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana
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