Honey Creek Township is one of twelve
townships
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in
White County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 1,188 and it contained 503 housing units.
Honey Creek Township was organized in 1855. The township took its name from Honey Creek.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.98%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
The one incorporated town in Honey Creek Township is
Reynolds, located about five miles west of
Monticello
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at the intersection of
Indiana State Road 43
State Road 43 in the U.S. State of Indiana is split into two segments.
Route description Southern section
This winding, two-lane section of State Road 43 connects Indiana State Road 46 in Owen County near McCormick's Creek State Park with In ...
and U.S. Routes
24 and
421
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, and on the short
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
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.
An unincorporated site named Guernsey used to exist on the eastern border with
Union Township at what's now the corner of County Roads 325 North and 300 East, consisting of a railroad
siding
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* Siding (construction), the outer covering or cladding of a house
* Siding (rail)
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, post office (1882–1907), and grain elevator (removed c. 1950).
Adjacent townships
*
Monon Township (north)
*
Union Township (east)
*
Big Creek Township (south)
*
West Point Township (southwest)
*
Princeton Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Bunnell and Swisher.
Airports and landing strips
* Klopfenstein Airport
School districts
It is in the
North White School Corporation.
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Political districts
* Indiana's 4th congressional district
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* State House District 16
* State Senate District 07
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in White County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana