Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana Explained

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.

History

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.

Geography

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]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bristleridge and Cashatt.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-13 . data.census.gov.
  3. Book: History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. 1913. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 213.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place  - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212203518/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18121 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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