Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W / 40.68778°N 86.86111°W / 40.68778; -86.86111
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Big Creek Township
Township
Location in White County
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W / 40.68778°N 86.86111°W / 40.68778; -86.86111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2)
 • Land33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total870
 • Density26/sq mi (10/km2)
ZIP codes
47923, 47929, 47960, 47980
GNIS feature ID453110

Big Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870 and it contained 356 housing units.[1]

Big Creek Township was established in 1834, and named after Big Creek.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890955—
19001,29235.3%
19101,080−16.4%
19201,068−1.1%
19301,063−0.5%
1940959−9.8%
1950913−4.8%
19601,00410.0%
1970975−2.9%
1980911−6.6%
1990835−8.3%
20008562.5%
2010819−4.3%
20208706.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.03 square miles (85.5 km2), all land.[4]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these two cemeteries: High and Lane.

School districts[edit]

  • Frontier School Corporation

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 232.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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.

External links[edit]

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