Rock Creek Township
Township
Location of Rock Creek Township in Carroll County
Location of Rock Creek Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 86°35′09″W / 40.66417°N 86.58583°W / 40.66417; -86.58583
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2)
 • Land13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total475
 • Density35.2/sq mi (13.6/km2)
FIPS code18-65268[2]
GNIS feature ID453809

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 475 and it contained 185 housing units.[3]

History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828.[4]

District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.79 square miles (35.7 km2), of which 13.5 square miles (35 km2) (or 97.90%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 2.10%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mullendore and Parks.

Education

Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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