Lost Creek Township is one of twelve

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in Vigo County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,497 and it contained 4,236 housing units. It contains

Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...

's eastern, suburban end, along with the affluent

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ranch and the

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originally named after the family. Seelyville, the third largest city in the county, is also located there.

History

Vigo County Home for Dependent Children Vigo County Home for Dependent Children, also known as the Glenn Home, is a historic orphanage located in Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1903, and is a -story, Co ...

was listed on the

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in 2000.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.49%) is land and (or 1.51%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Seelyville *

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(east side)

Unincorporated communities

* Cherryvale * East Glenn * Glenn Ayr * Gospel Grove *

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* Swalls * Tabertown

Adjacent townships

* Nevins Township (northeast) * Posey Township, Clay County (east) * Perry Township, Clay County (southeast) * Riley Township (south) * Honey Creek Township (southwest) * Harrison Township (west) * Otter Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains at least these sixteen named cemeteries: Baker-Coltrin, Babtist-Moses, Calvary, Chamberlain, Cheek, Dickerson, Highland Lawn, Hobmeyer-Trueblood-Ladd-Habermeyer, Hoskins, Hyde, Mewhinney, Patterson, Roberts, Swalls, Turner-Shcolfield, and Wood. As well as at least four unnamed family plots.

Airports and landing strips

* Hulman Field

Lakes

* Hulmans Lake

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 9,907 people and 3,968 households residing in the township. The

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was 281/mi². The racial makeup of the township was 95.5%

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, 1.7%

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, 0.1% Native American, 1.6%

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, less than 0.1%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 0.8% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were

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of any race. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 113 males. The median income for a household in the township was $50,298, and the median income for a family was $66,000. The

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for the township was $25,181. 5.7% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the

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School districts

Vigo County School Corporation Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) is a school district that serves Vigo County, Indiana and is headquartered in Terre Haute. The corporation is led by superintendent Robert Haworth http://metadot.vigoschools.org/metadot/index.pl?id=20108 an ...

Political districts

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* State House District 43 * State Senate District 38

Notable people

Al Barker Alfred L. Barker (January 18, 1839 – September 15, 1912) played one major league baseball game in 1871 for the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association. Barker was the starting left fielder for the Forest Citys on June 1, 1871, in a ...

, baseball player

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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External links

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