Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°55′32″N 87°12′29″W / 39.92556°N 87.20806°W / 39.92556; -87.20806
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Sugar Creek Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°55′32″N 87°12′29″W / 39.92556°N 87.20806°W / 39.92556; -87.20806
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyParke
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total24.91 sq mi (64.5 km2)
 • Land24.89 sq mi (64.5 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
[1]
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total308
 • Density12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47832, 47859, 47952
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453884

Sugar Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 308 and it contained 139 housing units.[2] The township includes the north half of Turkey Run State Park.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890789—
19008305.2%
1910680−18.1%
1920554−18.5%
1930399−28.0%
194049624.3%
1950350−29.4%
19603500.0%
1970265−24.3%
198029210.2%
19903002.7%
200034916.3%
2010322−7.7%
2020308−4.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

History[edit]

Sugar Creek Township was established in 1855.[4]

The Lancelot C. Ewbank House, Richard Lieber Log Cabin, Lusk Home and Mill Site, Narrows Covered Bridge, and Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.91 square miles (64.5 km2), of which 24.89 square miles (64.5 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[6]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

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

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bristleridge and Cashatt.

Major highways[edit]

School districts[edit]

  • Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts[edit]

  • State House District 42
  • State Senate District 38

References[edit]

  • "Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 213.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "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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