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'''Indian Creek Township''' is one of nine [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence County]], [[Indiana]], United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,775 and it contained 1,176 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
'''Indian Creek Township''' is one of nine [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence County]], [[Indiana]], United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,736 and it contained 1,176 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
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==History==
==History==
Indian Creek Township takes its name from a stream in its northwestern portion.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA55 | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=55}}</ref> The township was one of the original five townships in [[lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence County]], however, the township is much smaller than it used to be.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Lawrence County, Indiana|url=http://www.ingenweb.org/inlawrence/inchis.htm|publisher=INGenWeb|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
Indian Creek Township takes its name from a stream in its northwestern portion.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA55 | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=55}}</ref> The township was one of the original five townships in [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence County]]. The township boundary originally ran to the [[White River (Indiana)|East Fork of the White River]], including [[Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana|Williams]] up into the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Lawrence County, Indiana|url=http://www.ingenweb.org/inlawrence/inchis.htm|publisher=INGenWeb|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|38.11|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|37.98|sqmi}} (or 99.66%) is land and {{convert|0.13|sqmi}} (or 0.34%) is water.<ref name="census"/>
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|38.11|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|37.98|sqmi}} (or 99.66%) is land and {{convert|0.13|sqmi}} (or 0.34%) is water.<ref name="census"/>


===Cities, towns, villages===
===Cities, towns, villages===
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===Cemeteries===
===Cemeteries===
The township contains these six cemeteries: Boone, Bridge, Ferguson, Old Union Church, Pleasant Hill and Waggner.
The township contains nine cemeteries: Boone, Bridge, Fayetteville, Ferguson, New Union Church, Old Shiloh, Old Union Church, Pleasant Hill and Waggner.


===Major highways===
===State highways===
* [[Image:Indiana 37.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 37]]
* [[Image:Indiana 158.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 158]]
* [[Image:Indiana 158.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 158]]
* [[Image:Indiana 450.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 450]]
* [[Image:Indiana 450.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 450]]
* [[Image:Indiana 458.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 458]]


==Demographics==
==School districts==
{{US Census population
* North Lawrence Community Schools
|1890 = 1891
|1900 = 2356
|1910 = 2379
|1920 = 1200
|1930 = 1600
|1940 = 1448
|1950 = 1407
|1960 = 1467
|1970 = 1836
|1980 = 2296
|1990 = 2528
|2000 = 2662
|2010 = 2775
|2020 = 2736
|footnote = <ref>{{cite web|title=Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana|url=https://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp}}</ref>
}}

==Education==
North Lawrence Community Schools serves Indian Creek Township. A charter school, Lawrence County Independent Schools, is located in [[Fayetteville, Indiana|Fayetteville]].


==Fire Department==
==Fire Department==

Revision as of 19:15, 26 August 2021

Indian Creek Township
Township
Location in Lawrence County
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°51′59″N 86°36′10″W / 38.86639°N 86.60278°W / 38.86639; -86.60278
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyLawrence
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
 • TrusteeGary Scherschel[1]
Area
 • Total38.11 sq mi (98.7 km2)
 • Land37.98 sq mi (98.4 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.34%
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,736
 • Density71.8/sq mi (27.7/km2)
ZIP codes
47421, 47451, 47462, 47470
GNIS feature ID0453425

Indian Creek Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,736 and it contained 1,176 housing units.[2][3]

History

Indian Creek Township takes its name from a stream in its northwestern portion.[4] The township was one of the original five townships in Lawrence County. The township boundary originally ran to the East Fork of the White River, including Williams up into the early 20th century.[5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km2), of which 37.98 square miles (98.4 km2) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.34%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Boone, Bridge, Fayetteville, Ferguson, New Union Church, Old Shiloh, Old Union Church, Pleasant Hill and Waggner.

State highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,891—
19002,35624.6%
19102,3791.0%
19201,200−49.6%
19301,60033.3%
19401,448−9.5%
19501,407−2.8%
19601,4674.3%
19701,83625.2%
19802,29625.1%
19902,52810.1%
20002,6625.3%
20102,7754.2%
20202,736−1.4%
[6]

Education

North Lawrence Community Schools serves Indian Creek Township. A charter school, Lawrence County Independent Schools, is located in Fayetteville.

Fire Department

Indian Creek Township is protected by the Indian Creek Volunteer Fire Department (ICVFD). The department's 23 members respond to all types of emergencies, including, but not limited to, fire and medical calls, and are often dispatched as medical first responders when an ambulance is dispatched to the township from the nearby City of Bedford. The department responded to 234 calls in 2012, a record high for the department.[7] ICVFD has mutual aid agreements with all other volunteer fire departments in Lawrence County.

The Indian Creek VFD Station is located in Fayetteville at 38°51′40″N 86°35′42″W / 38.86103°N 86.59490°W / 38.86103; -86.59490.

Political districts

References

  • "Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 55.
  5. ^ "History of Lawrence County, Indiana". INGenWeb. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  7. ^ "The Indian Creek V.F.D Page".

External links

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