Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°47′03″N 85°23′48″W / 40.78417°N 85.39667°W / 40.78417; -85.39667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHuntingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.84 sq mi (95.4 km²) • Land36.41 sq mi (94.3 km²) • Water0.43 sq mi (1.1 km²) 1.17%Elevation

823 ft (251 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,272 • Density37.1/sq mi (14.3/km²)GNIS feature ID0453810

Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,272.^[1]

History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1842.^[2] It was named from Rock Creek, in the eastern part.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.84 square miles (95.4 km²), of which 36.41 square miles (94.3 km²) (or 98.83%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.17%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Markle (southwest half)

Unincorporated towns

Browns Corner
Plum Tree
Rock Creek Center

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

Adjacent townships

Union Township (north)
Union Township, Wells County (northeast)
Rockcreek Township, Wells County (east)
Liberty Township, Wells County (southeast)
Salamonie Township (south)
Jefferson Township (southwest)
Lancaster Township (west)
Huntington Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Barnes, Star of Hope and Yankeetown.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,081	—
1900	2,070	−0.5%
1910	1,992	−3.8%
1920	1,695	−14.9%
1930	1,467	−13.5%
1940	1,571	7.1%
1950	1,614	2.7%
1960	1,660	2.9%
1970	1,564	−5.8%
1980	1,463	−6.5%
1990	1,471	0.5%
2000	1,417	−3.7%
2010	1,350	−4.7%
2020	1,272	−5.8%
US Decennial Census^[5]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 113.
^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 747.
^ "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.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".