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Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Sand Creek Township is one of nine Township (United States), townships in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,120 and it contained 1,331 housing units. History Sand Creek Township was organized in 1825. Westport Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.91%) is land and (or 0.09%) is water. Cities and towns * Westport, Indiana, Westport Unincorporated towns * Gaynorsville, Indiana, Gaynorsville * Harper, Indiana, Harper * Harris City, Indiana, Harris City * Letts, Indiana, Letts * Letts Corner, Indiana, Letts Corner * Mapleton Corner, Indiana, Mapleton Corner * Neff Corner, Indiana, Neff Corner * Pinhook, Decatur County, Indiana, Pinhook (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana, Washington Township (northeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of home rule. Survey towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
