Honey Creek Township is one of twelve
townships
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in
White County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,162 and it contained 509 housing units.
Honey Creek Township was organized in 1855. The township took its name from Honey Creek.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.98%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
The one incorporated town in Honey Creek Township is
Reynolds Reynolds may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hundred of Reynolds, a cadastral unit in South Australia
*Hundred of Reynolds (Northern Territory), a cadastral unit in the Northern Territory of Australia
United States
* Reynolds, Mendocino County, Calif ...
, located about five miles west of
Monticello
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at the intersection of
Indiana State Road 43
State Road 43 in the U.S. State of Indiana is split into two segments.
Route description Southern section
This winding, two-lane section of State Road 43 connects Indiana State Road 46 in Owen County near McCormick's Creek State Park with Indian ...
and U.S. Routes
24 and
421, and on the short
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
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.
An unincorporated site named Guernsey used to exist on the eastern border with
Union Township at what's now the corner of County Roads 325 North and 300 East, consisting of a railroad
siding
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* Siding (construction), the outer covering or cladding of a house
* Siding (rail)
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, post office (1882-1907), and grain elevator (removed c. 1950).
Adjacent townships
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Monon Township (north)
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Union Township (east)
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Big Creek Township (south)
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West Point Township (southwest)
*
Princeton Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Bunnell and Swisher.
Airports and landing strips
* Klopfenstein Airport
School districts
* North White School Corporation
Political districts
*
Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, ...
* State House District 16
* State Senate District 07
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in White County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana