Honey Creek Township, White County, Indiana

Honey Creek Township
Township

Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°46′21″N 86°52′22″W / 40.77250°N 86.87278°W / 40.77250; -86.87278Coordinates: 40°46′21″N 86°52′22″W / 40.77250°N 86.87278°W / 40.77250; -86.87278
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2)
 • Land 42.35 sq mi (109.7 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Elevation 686 ft (209 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,162
 • Density 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km2)
ZIP codes 47959, 47960, 47980
GNIS feature ID 0453418

Honey Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,162 and it contained 509 housing units.[1]

Honey Creek Township was organized in 1855.[2] The township took its name from Honey Creek.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.36 square miles (109.7 km2), of which 42.35 square miles (109.7 km2) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bunnell and Swisher.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 249.
  3. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 126.

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