Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana
Big Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870 and it contained 356 housing units.[2]
Big Creek Township | |
|---|---|
Location in White County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | White |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2) |
| • Land | 33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 870 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47923, 47929, 47960, 47980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453110 |
| [1] | |
Big Creek Township was established in 1834, and named after Big Creek.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 955 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,292 | 35.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,080 | −16.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,068 | −1.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,063 | −0.5% | |
| 1940 | 959 | −9.8% | |
| 1950 | 913 | −4.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,004 | 10.0% | |
| 1970 | 975 | −2.9% | |
| 1980 | 911 | −6.6% | |
| 1990 | 835 | −8.3% | |
| 2000 | 856 | 2.5% | |
| 2010 | 819 | −4.3% | |
| 2020 | 870 | 6.2% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.03 square miles (85.5 km2), all land.[5]
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Honey Creek Township (north)
- Union Township (northeast)
- Jefferson Township, Carroll County (east)
- Prairie Township (south)
- West Point Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: High and Lane.
School districts
- Frontier School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 07
References
- "Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 232.
- "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- "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.
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