Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

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.

Rock Creek Township
Township
Location of Rock Creek Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 86°35′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2)
 • Land13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
646 ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total447
 • Density32/sq mi (13/km2)
FIPS code18-65268[3]
GNIS feature ID453809

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

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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "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.
  5. Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 86.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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