Honey Creek Township, Howard County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Honey Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Howard
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:14.72
Area Land Sq Mi:14.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2344
Population Density Sq Mi:143.3
Elevation M:259
Elevation Ft:850
Coordinates:40.4139°N -86.2703°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453416

Honey Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,344, up from 2,109 in 2010.[1] The township is served by the Russiaville Post Office.

History

Honey Creek was organized in 1841 as a township in the northeastern corner of neighboring Clinton County. The township's early population tended to be politically Republican, so the Republican party in Howard County and the Democrats in Clinton County collaborated to have Honey Creek Township removed from Clinton and added in 1850 to Howard.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[1] The stream of Squirrel Creek runs through this township.

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References

  1. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1. https://archive.today/20200212203935/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18067. dead. 2020-02-12. United States Census. 2013-05-10.
  2. Book: Claybaugh, Joseph. History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. 117–118.

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