| Official Name: | Coal Creek Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 53.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 53.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1455 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 240 |
| Elevation Ft: | 787 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1678°N -87.0083°W |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 47933, 47955, 47967, 47981, 47990, 47994 |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453236 |
Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,455 (down from 1,544 at 2010[3]) and it contained 655 housing units.
Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Meharry, Mount Pleasant, Oakland, Old Turkey Run, Pleasant Hill, Willhite and Wilson Killen.
Fire and basic medical service is provided by Coal Creek Fire & Rescue Inc. CCF&R is the only volunteer fire department within Montgomery County to boast more than one fire station. A new building, completed in 2006, resides in New Richmond, and recently in 2010, CCFD opened a newer facility in Wingate, although both towns each had a fire hall prior to recently relocating.
Ambulance service is provided by S.T.A.R. http://starambulance.net/
CCF&R is funded by contracts from both the towns of Wingate and New Richmond, as well as by taxes paid to the Township Trustee.
Law enforcement service is provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department as well as the Indiana State Police, Wingate Town Marshal.