Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi.
Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,571 and it contained 1,970 housing units.
History
Deer Creek Township was organized in 1828.
The
Baum-Shaeffer Farm,
Carrollton Bridge,
Deer Creek Valley Rural Historic District,
Delphi Lime Kilns,
Lock No. 33 Lock Keeper's House, and Wabash and Erie Canal Lock No. 33,
Fred and Minnie Raber Farm
Fred and Minnie Raber Farm, also known as the Raber-Hasselbring-Shaffer Farm and Raber-Robbins Farm, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located in Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. The house was built in 1904†...
,
Sunset Point, and
Wilson Bridge are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Delphi (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
* Harley (extinct)
Adjacent townships
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Adams (north)
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Rock Creek (northeast)
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Jackson
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Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
(east)
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Monroe (southeast)
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Madison (south)
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Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest)
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Tippecanoe (west)
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Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 421
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Indiana State Road 18
State Road 18 (SR 18) in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route in North Central Indiana running from the Illinois border in Benton County almost to the Ohio border, terminating at U.S. Route 27 (US 27)/ State Road 67 ( ...
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Indiana State Road 25
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Indiana State Road 218
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Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bostetter, Delphi, Mears, Robinson, Saint Josephs, Sharp Point, Whistler and Wingard.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Carroll County, Indiana
Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
Townships in Indiana