Honey Creek Township, White County, Indiana
Honey Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,162 and it contained 509 housing units.[1]
Honey Creek Township | |
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Location in White County | |
Coordinates: 40°46′21″N 86°52′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | White |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
• Land | 42.35 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.02% |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,162 |
• Density | 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47959, 47960, 47980 |
GNIS feature ID | 453418 |
Honey Creek Township was organized in 1855.[2] The township took its name from Honey Creek.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.36 square miles (109.7 km2), of which 42.35 square miles (109.7 km2) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
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
- North White School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- 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
- "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- 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. 249.
- Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 126.
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