Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Deer Creek, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carroll
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Washington Township
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:712
Coordinates:40.615°N -86.3906°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-17245[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806473
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:115
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:0.37
Area Total Sq Mi:0.14
Area Land Km2:0.37
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:0.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:804.20
Population Density Km2:310.53

Deer Creek is an unincorporated town in Carroll County, Indiana, in the United States. It is tracked by the United States Census as a census-designated place.

History

A post office was established at Deer Creek in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[3] The community was named from the eponymous creek.[4]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Carroll County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903095320/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Carroll . 3 September 2014 .
  4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 111. ...called Deer Creek, for the nearby stream of the same name....