Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°44′22″N 85°53′42″W / 39.73944°N 85.89500°W / 39.73944; -85.89500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHancockGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.4 sq mi (92 km²) • Land35.3 sq mi (91 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.28%Elevation

827 ft (252 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total16,495 • Density422.7/sq mi (163.2/km²)GNIS feature ID0453882

Sugar Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,920 and it contained 5,876 housing units.^[2]

History

Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1828, and named from its principal stream.^[3]^[4]

Rufus and Amanda Black House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km²) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.28%) is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Spring Lake. The streams of Palestine Branch and Sugar Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Cumberland (southeast quarter)
Spring Lake
New Palestine

Unincorporated towns

Carriage Estates
Gem
Philadelphia
Schildmeier Park

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

Adjacent townships

Buck Creek Township (north)
Center Township (northeast)
Brandywine Township (east)
Van Buren Township, Shelby County (southeast)
Moral Township, Shelby County (south)
Franklin Township, Marion County (southwest)
Warren Township, Marion County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Dye, Langenberger, McNamee, New Palestine, Owen, Pitcher, Richmond, Schramm, and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 52

References

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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 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.
^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 273–274.
^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. p. 741.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14 5. National Park Service. October 10, 2014.