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Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W / 40.68778°N 86.86111°W / 40.68778; -86.86111
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Big Creek Township
Location in White County
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W / 40.68778°N 86.86111°W / 40.68778; -86.86111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2)
 • Land33.03 sq mi (85.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total870
 • Density26/sq mi (10/km2)
ZIP codes
47923, 47929, 47960, 47980
GNIS feature ID453110
[1]

Big Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870 and it contained 356 housing units.[2]

Big Creek Township was established in 1834, and named after Big Creek.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890955
19001,29235.3%
19101,080−16.4%
19201,068−1.1%
19301,063−0.5%
1940959−9.8%
1950913−4.8%
19601,00410.0%
1970975−2.9%
1980911−6.6%
1990835−8.3%
20008562.5%
2010819−4.3%
20208706.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.03 square miles (85.5 km2), all land.[5]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these two cemeteries: High and Lane.

School districts[edit]

  • Frontier School Corporation

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 232.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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