Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana
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| Deer Creek Township | |
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| — Township — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°35′15″N 86°37′59″W / 40.5875°N 86.63306°WCoordinates: 40°35′15″N 86°37′59″W / 40.5875°N 86.63306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.95 sq mi (113.84 km2) |
| • Land | 43.72 sq mi (113.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,768 |
| • Density | 109.07/sq mi (42.11/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-17236[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453257 |
Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,768.
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[edit] Geography
Deer Creek Township covers an area of 43.95 square miles (113.8 km2); 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (0.55 percent) of this is water.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Delphi (the county seat)
[edit] Unincorporated towns
- Harley (extinct)
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Adams (north)
- Rock Creek (northeast)
- Jackson (east)
- Monroe (southeast)
- Madison (south)
- Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest)
- Tippecanoe (west)
- Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bostetter, Delphi, Mears, Robinson, Saint Josephs, Sharp Point, Whistler and Wingard.
[edit] References
- "Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453257. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
