Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana
Cedar Creek Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°15′17″N 87°22′43″W / 41.25472°N 87.37861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lake |
Founded | 1839 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 60.57 sq mi (156.9 km2) |
• Land | 60.01 sq mi (155.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.56 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,725 |
• Density | 201.6/sq mi (77.8/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-11026[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453171 |
Cedar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,725, containing 4,710 housing units,[2] up from 12,097 as of 2010.[4]
History[edit]
Cedar Creek Township was established in 1839.[5]
The Buckley Homestead was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[6]
Geography[edit]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.57 square miles (156.9 km2), of which 60.01 square miles (155.4 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 0.92%) is water.[4] The township includes most of the town of Lowell, as well the Census-designated Place Lake Dalecarlia.
Education[edit]
Cedar Creek Township, along with West Creek Township and Eagle Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.
References[edit]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 104.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.