Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sugar Creek Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hancock
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area_total_km2 = 91.5
area_land_km2 = 91.48
area_water_km2 = 0.02
area_total_sq_mi = 35.33
area_land_sq_mi = 35.32
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 12165
population_density_km2 = 133
population_density_sq_mi = 344.4

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elevation_m = 252
elevation_ft = 827
latd = 39
latm = 44
lats = 22
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longd = 85
longm = 53
longs = 42
longEW = W

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Sugar Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,165.

Geography

Sugar Creek Township covers an area of 35.33 square miles (91.5 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.02 square kilometers) or 0.02 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Spring Lake. The streams of Palestine Branch and Sugar Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Cumberland (southeast quarter)
* Spring Lake
* New Palestine

Unincorporated towns

* Brookville Heights
* Carriage Estates
* Gem
* Philadelphia
* Schildmeier Park(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Buck Creek Township (north)
* Center Township (northeast)
* Brandywine Township (east)
* Van Buren Township, Shelby County (southeast)
* Moral Township, Shelby County (south)
* Franklin Township, Marion County (southwest)
* Warren Township, Marion County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Dye, Langenberger, McNamee, New Palestine, Owen, Richmond and Schramm.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 40
* U.S. Route 52

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Hancock.htm Indiana Township Association page for Hancock County]