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Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 86°35′09″W / 40.66417°N 86.58583°W / 40.66417; -86.58583
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Rock Creek 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
 • Total
13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2)
 • Land13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation646 ft (197 m)
Population
 • Total
447
 • Density32/sq mi (13/km2)
FIPS code18-65268[3]
GNIS feature ID453809

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 (down from 475 at 2010[4]) and it contained 186 housing units.

History

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Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828.[5]

District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[6]

Geography

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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.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

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Major highways

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Cemeteries

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

Education

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Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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