Big Creek Township is one of twelve
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
White County,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 870 and it contained 356 housing units.
Big Creek Township was established in 1834, and named after Big Creek.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Chalmers
Unincorporated towns
*
Smithson at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
*
Honey Creek Township (north)
*
Union Township (northeast)
*
Jefferson Township, Carroll County (east)
*
Prairie Township (south)
*
West Point Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: High and Lane.
School districts
* Frontier 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 15
* State Senate District 07
References
Additional sources
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
{{authority control
Townships in White County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana