Rockcreek Township, Wells County, Indiana
Rockcreek Township | |
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 Location in Wells County | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′48″N 85°16′43″W / 40.78000°N 85.27861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wells |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.91 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2) 0.95% |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,593 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46714, 46750, 46770, 46791 |
| Area code | 260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453811 |
Rockcreek Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,593 (up from 1,579 at 2010[3]) and it contained 679 housing units.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km2), of which 35.57 square miles (92.1 km2) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.95%) is water.[3]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
- Banner City – a hamlet about a mile west of Uniondale on the abandoned Erie Lackawanna railway section between Uniondale and Markle.[4] It was made a station of the old Chicago & Atlantic Railway about 1887,[5] which reorganized as the Chicago & Erie Railroad from 1890 to 1941. The old right-of-way could become part of an extended Erie Lackawanna Trail. Part of the hamlet may be in Union Township.
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Union Township (north)
- Jefferson Township (northeast)
- Lancaster Township (east)
- Harrison Township (southeast)
- Liberty Township (south)
- Salamonie Township, Huntington County (southwest)
- Rock Creek Township, Huntington County (west)
- Union Township, Huntington County (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains three cemeteries: Horeb, Sparks and Spider Hill.
Rivers
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Northern Wells Community Schools
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 82
- State Senate District 19
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- History of Rockcreek High School, Rockcreek Township
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Rockcreek Township, Wells County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 1977 General Highway and Transportation Map, Wells County, Indiana. Division of Planning, Indiana State Highway Commission. Accessed 27 April 2023.
- ^ Standard History of Adams and Wells Counties Indiana. Editors Tyndall and Lesh. Page 450. Accessed 27 April 2023.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Wells County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |