- Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana
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Deer Creek Township — Township — Location of Deer Creek Township in Carroll County Coordinates: 40°35′15″N 86°37′59″W / 40.5875°N 86.63306°WCoordinates: 40°35′15″N 86°37′59″W / 40.5875°N 86.63306°W Country United States State Indiana County Carroll Government – Type Indiana township Area – Total 43.95 sq mi (113.84 km2) – Land 43.72 sq mi (113.22 km2) – Water 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) Elevation[1] 627 ft (191 m) Population (2000) – Total 4,768 – Density 109.07/sq mi (42.11/km2) FIPS code 18-17236[2] GNIS feature ID 453257 Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,768.
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Geography
Deer Creek Township covers an area of 43.95 square miles (113.8 km2); 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (0.55 percent) of this is water.
Cities and towns
- Delphi (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
- Harley (extinct)
Adjacent townships
- Adams (north)
- Rock Creek (northeast)
- Jackson (east)
- Monroe (southeast)
- Madison (south)
- Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest)
- Tippecanoe (west)
- Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bostetter, Delphi, Mears, Robinson, Saint Josephs, Sharp Point, Whistler and Wingard.
References
- "Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453257. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Indiana City Towns Burlington | Camden | Flora | Yeoman
Townships Adams | Burlington | Carrollton | Clay | Deer Creek | Democrat | Jackson | Jefferson | Liberty | Madison | Monroe | Rock Creek | Tippecanoe | Washington
Unincorporated
communitiesAdams Mill | Breezy Point | Bringhurst | Burrows | C and C Beach | Carrollton | Cutler | Deer Creek | Gingrich Addition | Lakewood | Lexington | Lockport | Lower Sunset Park | Ockley | Owasco | Patton | Pittsburg | Prince William | Pyrmont | Radnor | Rockfield | Roth Park | Sandy Beach | Scarlet Oaks | Sharon | Sleeth | Terrace Bay | Upper Sunset Park | Walnut Gardens | Wheeling
Categories:- Townships in Carroll County, Indiana
- Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area
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