Official Name: | Sand Creek Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jennings |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 27.95 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.72 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.82 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 859 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 221 |
Elevation Ft: | 725 |
Coordinates: | 39.0878°N -85.6069°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453833 |
Sand Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 859 (down from 872 at 2010[1]) and it contained 364 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.18%) is land and (or 0.82%) is water.[1] The streams of Bear Creek, Fish Creek, Ice Creek, Millstone Creek, Poplar Root Creek and Rock Creek run through this township.
The township contains three cemeteries: Bear Creek, Day and Fish Creek.