Official Name: | Sugar Creek Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Parke |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.91 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.89 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.08 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 308 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 207 |
Elevation Ft: | 679 |
Coordinates: | 39.9256°N -87.2081°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47832, 47859, 47952 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453884 |
Sugar Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 308 and it contained 139 housing units.[2] The township includes the north half of Turkey Run State Park.
Sugar Creek Township was established in 1855.[3]
The Lancelot C. Ewbank House, Richard Lieber Log Cabin, Lusk Home and Mill Site, Narrows Covered Bridge, and Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Bristleridge and Cashatt.