Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Cedar Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lake
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1839
Area Total Sq Mi:60.57
Area Land Sq Mi:60.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.56
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:12725
Population Density Sq Mi:201.6
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:194
Elevation Ft:636
Coordinates:41.2547°N -87.3786°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-11026[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453171

Cedar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,725, containing 4,710 housing units, up from 12,097 as of 2010.[4]

History

Cedar Creek Township was established in 1839.[5]

The Buckley Homestead was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.08%) is land and (or 0.92%) is water.[4] The township includes most of the town of Lowell, as well the Census-designated Place Lake Dalecarlia.

Education

Cedar Creek Township, along with West Creek Township and Eagle Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana . . March 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18089 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1 . Lewis Publishing Company . Howat, William Frederick . 1915 . 104.