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Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Carroll

GNIS feature ID
  
453257

Local time
  
Sunday 8:46 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-17236

Elevation
  
191 m

Population
  
4,571 (2010)

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Weather
  
2°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 69% Humidity

Area
  
113.8 km² (113.2 km² Land / 62 ha Water)

Points of interest
  
Canal Park, Wabash and Erie, Riley Park

Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,571 and it contained 1,970 housing units.

Contents

Map of Deer Creek Township, IN, USA

History

Deer Creek Township was organized in 1828.

The Baum-Shaeffer Farm, Carrollton Bridge, Deer Creek Valley Rural Historic District, Delphi Lime Kilns, Lock No. 33 Lock Keeper's House, and Wabash and Erie Canal Lock No. 33, Fred and Minnie Raber Farm, Sunset Point, and Wilson Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.94 square miles (113.8 km2), of which 43.7 square miles (113 km2) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.55%) 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

  • U.S. Route 421
  • Indiana State Road 18
  • Indiana State Road 25
  • Indiana State Road 218
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains eight cemeteries: Bostetter, Delphi, Mears, Robinson, Saint Josephs, Sharp Point, Whistler and Wingard.

    References

    Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana Wikipedia