Sand Creek Township is one of twelve
townships
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in
Bartholomew 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 2010 census, its population was 2,390 and it contained 919 housing units.
History
The
Elnora Daugherty Farm,
William R. Gant Farm, and
Newsom-Marr Farm are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.94%) is land and (or 1.02%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Elizabethtown
Unincorporated towns
*
Azalia
Adjacent townships
*
Rock Creek Township (northeast)
*
Geneva Township, Jennings County (east)
*
Redding Township, Jackson County (south)
*
Wayne Township (west)
*
Columbus Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: New Harmony, Sandcreek and Springer.
Major highways
*
U.S. Route 31
U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...
*
State Road 7
School districts
* Bartholomew County School Corporation
Political districts
*
Indiana's 9th congressional district
* State House District 57
* State House District 65
* State Senate District 41
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana