Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 (down from 475 at 2010[4]) and it contained 186 housing units.
History
Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828.[5]
District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.79 square miles (35.7 km2), of which 13.5 square miles (35 km2) (or 97.90%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 2.10%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Liberty (east)
- Jackson (southeast)
- Deer Creek (southwest)
- Tippecanoe (west)
- Adams (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mullendore and Parks.
Education
Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.[7]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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