Honey Creek Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Howard County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,109 and it contained 866 housing units.
The township is served by the Russiaville Post Office.
History
Honey Creek was organized in 1841 as a township in the northeastern corner of neighboring
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
**Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...
. The township's early population tended to be politically
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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, so the Republican party in Howard County and the
Democrats in Clinton County collaborated to have Honey Creek Township removed from Clinton and added in 1850 to Howard.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
The stream of Squirrel Creek runs through this township.
Cities and towns
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Russiaville
Adjacent townships
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Harrison Township (east)
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Prairie Township, Tipton County (southeast)
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Forest Township, Clinton County (southwest)
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Monroe Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Schools
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Western Intermediate School
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Western Primary School
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 Howard County, Indiana
Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana