Big Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870 and it contained 356 housing units.[2]
Big Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in White County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W / 40.68778°N 86.86111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | White |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2) |
| • Land | 33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 870 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47923, 47929, 47960, 47980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453110 |
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Big Creek Township was established in 1834, and named after Big Creek.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 955 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,292 | 35.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,080 | −16.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,068 | −1.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,063 | −0.5% | |
| 1940 | 959 | −9.8% | |
| 1950 | 913 | −4.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,004 | 10.0% | |
| 1970 | 975 | −2.9% | |
| 1980 | 911 | −6.6% | |
| 1990 | 835 | −8.3% | |
| 2000 | 856 | 2.5% | |
| 2010 | 819 | −4.3% | |
| 2020 | 870 | 6.2% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.03 square miles (85.5 km2), all land.[5]
Cities, towns, villages
editUnincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Honey Creek Township (north)
- Union Township (northeast)
- Jefferson Township, Carroll County (east)
- Prairie Township (south)
- West Point Township (west)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these two cemeteries: High and Lane.
School districts
edit- Frontier School Corporation
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 07
References
edit- ^ "Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 232.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "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.