Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Eagle 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:56.01
Area Land Sq Mi:55.84
Area Water Sq Mi:0.16
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1719
Population Density Sq Mi:29.9
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:199
Elevation Ft:653
Coordinates:41.2822°N -87.2822°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-19306[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453270

Eagle Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 709 housing units.[4]

History

Eagle Creek Township was established in 1839.[5]

The Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.70%) is land and (or 0.29%) is water.[4]

Education

Eagle Creek Township, along with Cedar Creek Township and West 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: Eagle 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.