Honey Creek Township is one of eleven

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in Howard County,

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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

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. The township's early population tended to be politically

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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

* Russiaville

Adjacent townships

* Harrison Township (east) * Prairie Township, Tipton County (southeast) * Forest Township, Clinton County (southwest) * Monroe Township (northwest)

Major highways

Schools

* Western Intermediate School * Western Primary School

References

*
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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