Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°32′20″N 86°20′59″W / 38.53889°N 86.34972°W / 38.53889; -86.34972![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)
47125, 47452, 47454
Stampers Creek Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,037 and it contained 384 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,001 | — | |
1900 | 1,027 | 2.6% | |
1910 | 893 | −13.0% | |
1920 | 740 | −17.1% | |
1930 | 656 | −11.4% | |
1940 | 666 | 1.5% | |
1950 | 693 | 4.1% | |
1960 | 680 | −1.9% | |
1970 | 618 | −9.1% | |
1980 | 795 | 28.6% | |
1990 | 845 | 6.3% | |
2000 | 959 | 13.5% | |
2010 | 954 | −0.5% | |
2020 | 1,037 | 8.7% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
History
Stampers Creek Township took its name from Stampers Creek.[3]
Lynd School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.51 square miles (73.8 km2), of which 28.45 square miles (73.7 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[5]
Unincorporated towns
- Mahan Crossing at 38°33′26″N 86°21′52″W / 38.557278°N 86.364429°W / 38.557278; -86.364429
- Millersburg at 38°33′26″N 86°20′08″W / 38.557279°N 86.33554°W / 38.557279; -86.33554
- Trotter Crossing at 38°30′41″N 86°21′56″W / 38.511446°N 86.36554°W / 38.511446; -86.36554
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Copelin and Danners.
Major highways
School districts
- Paoli Community School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 62
- State Senate District 44
References
- "Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 405.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Stampers Creek Township
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Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Paoli
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- French Lick
- Greenfield
- Jackson
- Northeast
- Northwest
- Orangeville
- Orleans
- Paoli
- Southeast
- Stampers Creek
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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