Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township
Township

Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°44′22″N 85°53′42″W / 39.73944°N 85.89500°WCoordinates: 39°44′22″N 85°53′42″W / 39.73944°N 85.89500°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
 • Land 35.3 sq mi (91 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.28%
Elevation 827 ft (252 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 14,920
 • Density 422.7/sq mi (163.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453882

Sugar Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,920 and it contained 5,876 housing units.[1]

History

Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1828, and named from its principal stream.[2][3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km2), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.28%) is water.[1] Lakes in this township include Spring Lake. The streams of Palestine Branch and Sugar Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Dye, Langenberger, McNamee, New Palestine, Owen, Pitcher, Richmond, Schramm, and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 273–274.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. p. 741.

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