Coal Creek Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Montgomery County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,544 and it contained 655 housing units.
Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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New Richmond
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Wingate
Wingate may refer to:
Places
New Zealand
* Wingate, New Zealand, a suburb of Lower Hutt
United Kingdom
* Wingate, County Durham
* Wingate Quarry, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham
* Old Wingate, County Durham
* Wingates ...
Unincorporated towns
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Elmdale at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Meharry, Mount Pleasant, Oakland, Old Turkey Run, Pleasant Hill, Willhite and Wilson Killen.
Public safety
Fire and basic medical service is provided by Coal Creek Fire & Rescue Inc. CCF&R is the only volunteer fire department within Montgomery County to boast more than one fire station. A new building, completed in 2006, resides in New Richmond, and recently in 2010, CCFD opened a newer facility in Wingate, although both towns each had a fire hall prior to recently relocating.
Ambulance service is provided by S.T.A.R. http://starambulance.net/
CCF&R is funded by contracts from both the towns of Wingate and New Richmond, as well as by taxes paid to the Township Trustee.
Law enforcement service is provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department as well as the Indiana State Police, Wingate Town Marshal.
School districts
* North Montgomery Community School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 4th congressional district
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* State House District 41
* State Senate District 23
References
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana*
IndianaMap
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Townships in Montgomery County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana