Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 85°54′55″W / 39.56361°N 85.91528°W / 39.56361; -85.91528Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 85°54′55″W / 39.56361°N 85.91528°W / 39.56361; -85.91528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 24.01 sq mi (62.2 km2)
 • Land 23.9 sq mi (62 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 764 ft (233 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,086
 • Density 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km2)
FIPS code 18-73952[2]
GNIS feature ID 453885

Sugar Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,086 and it contained 412 housing units.[3]

Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1840.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.01 square miles (62.2 km2), of which 23.9 square miles (62 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 277.


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