Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana Explained

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:Carroll
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:13.79
Area Land Sq Mi:13.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.29
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:447
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:197
Elevation Ft:646
Coordinates:40.6642°N -86.5858°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-65268[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453809

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 (down from 475 at 2010[4]) and it contained 186 housing units.

History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828.[5]

District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.90%) is land and (or 2.10%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mullendore and Parks.

Education

Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[6]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana . . Apr 4, 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. United States Census Bureau. 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/20200212200610/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18015 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Odell, John Curtis . 1916 . 86.
  6. Web site: Libraries . Carroll County, IN . 4 March 2018.

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