Country United States County Vigo GNIS feature ID 453581 Area 92.64 km² Local time Monday 6:03 AM | State Indiana ZIP codes 47803, 47805, 47834 Elevation 172 m Population 10,497 (2010) | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 57% Humidity Points of interest Dobbs Park Nature Center, Native America Museum, Hawthorn Park, Speed Beach University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | ||
Lost Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,497 and it contained 4,236 housing units. It contains Terre Haute, Indiana's eastern, suburban end, along with the affluent Hulman family ranch and the Terre Haute International Airport originally named after the family. Seelyville, the third largest city in the county, is also located there.
Contents
- Map of Lost Creek Township IN USA
- History
- Geography
- Cities towns villages
- Unincorporated communities
- Adjacent townships
- Cemeteries
- Airports and landing strips
- Lakes
- Demographics
- School districts
- Political districts
- Notable people
- References
Map of Lost Creek Township, IN, USA
History
Vigo County Home for Dependent Children was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.23 square miles (91.2 km2) (or 98.49%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.51%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated communities
Adjacent townships
Cemeteries
The township contains at least these sixteen named cemeteries: Baker-Coltrin, Babtist-Moses, Calvary, Chamberlain, Cheek, Dickerson, Highland Lawn, Hobmeyer-Trueblood-Ladd-Habermeyer, Hoskins, Hyde, Mewhinney, Patterson, Roberts, Swalls, Turner-Shcolfield, and Wood. As well as at least four unnamed family plots.
Airports and landing strips
Lakes
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 9,907 people and 3,968 households residing in the township. The population density is 281/mi². The racial makeup of the township is 95.5% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, less than 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 2.94. The median age is 34.4 years. For every 100 females there are 113 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $50,298, and the median income for a family is $66,000. The per capita income for the township is $25,181. 5.7% of the population and 2.7% of families are below the poverty line.