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.
Rock Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Rock Creek Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 86°35′09″W / 40.66417°N 86.58583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2) |
| • Land | 13.5 sq mi (35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 447 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (13/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-65268[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453809 |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
Adjacent townships edit
- Liberty (east)
- Jackson (southeast)
- Deer Creek (southwest)
- Tippecanoe (west)
- Adams (northwest)
Major highways edit
Cemeteries edit
The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mullendore and Parks.
Education edit
Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[7]
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.