Official Name: | Rock Creek Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bartholomew |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.59 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.58 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.08 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1402 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 53.6 |
Elevation M: | 213 |
Elevation Ft: | 699 |
Coordinates: | 39.1661°N -85.7561°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47203, 47232, 47244, 47283 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453808 |
Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,424 and it contained 566 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.[2]
The township contains the following cemeteries: Donaldson, Parkison (Bannister), Burnsville Christian, Carson (private), and a portion of Little Sandcreek Baptist. Two cemeteries have vanished: Morgan and Strickland.
Rock Creek Township has been cited by some in Indiana politics as being a barometer to the rest of the state's political disposition during elections. This is in large part due to the even distribution of both Republicans and Democrats in the township. In addition to Indiana, some stories have surfaced that tell of national news agencies checking on the township vote totals during the early and middle half of the 20th century for the same reasons.