Stampers Creek Township is one of ten
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Orange County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 1,037 and it contained 384 housing units.
History
Stampers Creek Township took its name from
Stampers Creek.
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2002.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.79%) is land and (or 0.18%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
* Mahan Crossing at
*
Millersburg at
*
Trotter Crossing at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Copelin and Danners.
Major highways
*
U.S. Route 150
U.S. Route 150 (US 150) is a 571-mile (919 km) long northwest–southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois, to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky.
Route descripti ...
*
Indiana State Road 56
State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to ...
School districts
* Paoli Community School Corporation
Political districts
*
Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville ...
* State House District 62
* State Senate District 44
References
*
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Orange County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana