Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Millcreek Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°00′33″N 87°15′29″W / 40.00917°N 87.25806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fountain |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 42.94 sq mi (111.2 km2) |
• Land | 42.71 sq mi (110.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,406 |
• Density | 32.9/sq mi (12.7/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-49392 |
GNIS feature ID | 453627 |
Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,406 and it contained 815 housing units.[1]
History
The Clinton F. Hesler Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.94 square miles (111.2 km2), of which 42.71 square miles (110.6 km2) (or 99.46%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.56%) is water.[1] It contains the town of Kingman in the southwest along Indiana State Road 234. The unincorporated community of Centennial, with its cemetery of the same name,[3] lies to the northeast on U.S. Route 41;[4] further north, at the intersection with Indiana State Road 32,[5] lies Steam Corner. Harveysburg is north of Kingman and Yeddo is west of Centennial.
Education
Millcreek Township residents may obtain a free library card at the Kingman-Millcreek Public Library in Kingman.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Centennial Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "U.S. Route 41". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "State Road 32". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "About us". Kingman-Millcreek Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.