Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,424 and it contained 566 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Burnsville * Grammer

Extinct towns

* Plumsock

Adjacent townships

* Clifty Township (north) * Jackson Township, Decatur County (east) * Geneva Township, Jennings County (south) * Sand Creek Township (southwest) * Columbus Township (west) * Clay Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Donaldson, Parkison (Bannister), Burnsville Christian, Carson (private), and a portion of Little Sandcreek Baptist. Two cemeteries have vanished: Morgan and Strickland.

Major highways

* Indiana State Road 7 *

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School districts

* Bartholomew County School Corporation

Political districts

* Indiana's 9th congressional district * State House District 57 * State Senate District 41

Politics

Rock Creek Township has been cited by some in Indiana politics as being a barometer to the rest of the state's political disposition during elections. This is in large part due to the even distribution of both Republicans and Democrats in the township. In addition to Indiana, some stories have surfaced that tell of national news agencies checking on the township vote totals during the early and middle half of the 20th century for the same reasons.

References

Citations

Sources

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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