Eagle Creek Township is one of eleven

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 ...

Lake County, Indiana Lake County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's List of counties in Indiana, second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point, Indiana, C ...

, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 709 housing units.

History

Eagle Creek Township was established in 1839. The

Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse, also known as the Steele Farmhouse, is a historic home located in Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana Lake County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its popu ...

was listed in the

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in 2005.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.70%) is land and (or 0.29%) is water.

Education

Eagle Creek Township, along with Cedar Creek Township and West Creek Township, is served by the

Tri-Creek School Corporation Tri-Creek School Corporation is a school district in Lowell, Lake 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, M ...

which includes Lowell High School.

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Townships in Lake County, Indiana Townships in Indiana Populated places established in 1839 1839 establishments in Indiana {{LakeCountyIN-geo-stub