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Rockcreek Township, Wells County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°46′48″N 85°16′43″W / 40.78000°N 85.27861°W / 40.78000; -85.27861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWellsGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.91 sq mi (93.0 km²) • Land35.57 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Water0.34 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.95%Elevation

^[1]

820 ft (250 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,593 • Density44/sq mi (17/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

46714, 46750, 46770, 46791

Area code260GNIS feature ID453811

Rockcreek Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,593 (up from 1,579 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 679 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km²), of which 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km²) (or 0.95%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Markle (east half)
Uniondale (southwest half)

Unincorporated towns

Rockford at 40°45′36″N 85°18′49″W / 40.760047°N 85.313583°W / 40.760047; -85.313583

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

Banner City – a hamlet about a mile west of Uniondale on the abandoned Erie Lackawanna railway section between Uniondale and Markle.^[4] It was made a station of the old Chicago & Atlantic Railway about 1887,^[5] which reorganized as the Chicago & Erie Railroad from 1890 to 1941. The old right-of-way could become part of an extended Erie Lackawanna Trail. Part of the hamlet may be in Union Township.

Adjacent townships

Union Township (north)
Jefferson Township (northeast)
Lancaster Township (east)
Harrison Township (southeast)
Liberty Township (south)
Salamonie Township, Huntington County (southwest)
Rock Creek Township, Huntington County (west)
Union Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Horeb, Sparks and Spider Hill.

Rivers

Wabash River

School districts

Northern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 6th congressional district
State House District 82
State Senate District 19

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap
History of Rockcreek High School, Rockcreek Township

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Rockcreek Township, Wells County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 1977 General Highway and Transportation Map, Wells County, Indiana. Division of Planning, Indiana State Highway Commission. Accessed 27 April 2023.
^ Standard History of Adams and Wells Counties Indiana. Editors Tyndall and Lesh. Page 450. Accessed 27 April 2023.