Sand Creek Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°05′16″N 85°36′25″W / 39.08778°N 85.60694°W / 39.08778; -85.60694 (2020)
Sand Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 859 (down from 872 at 2010[1]) and it contained 364 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,039 | — | |
1900 | 992 | −4.5% | |
1910 | 819 | −17.4% | |
1920 | 687 | −16.1% | |
1930 | 529 | −23.0% | |
1940 | 614 | 16.1% | |
1950 | 602 | −2.0% | |
1960 | 645 | 7.1% | |
1970 | 752 | 16.6% | |
1980 | 803 | 6.8% | |
1990 | 714 | −11.1% | |
2000 | 818 | 14.6% | |
2010 | 872 | 6.6% | |
2020 | 859 | −1.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.95 square miles (72.4 km2), of which 27.72 square miles (71.8 km2) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.82%) is water.[1] The streams of Bear Creek, Fish Creek, Ice Creek, Millstone Creek, Poplar Root Creek and Rock Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Jackson Township, Decatur County (north)
- Sand Creek Township, Decatur County (north)
- Columbia Township (east)
- Campbell Township (southeast)
- Center Township (south)
- Geneva Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Bear Creek, Day and Fish Creek.
Major highways
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana