Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi.
Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 475 and it contained 185 housing units.
History
Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828.
District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1988.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.90%) is land and (or 2.10%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Rockfield
Adjacent townships
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Liberty
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In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
(east)
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Jackson
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People and fictional characters
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Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
(southeast)
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Deer Creek (southwest)
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Tippecanoe (west)
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Adams (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 25
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Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Brown,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
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, Mullendore and Parks.
Education
Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in
Delphi
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.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Carroll County, Indiana
Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
Townships in Indiana