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Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°55′32″N 87°12′29″W / 39.92556°N 87.20806°W / 39.92556; -87.20806Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyParkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total24.91 sq mi (64.5 km²) • Land24.89 sq mi (64.5 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.08%Elevation

^[1]

679 ft (207 m)Population

(2020)

• Total308 • Density12/sq mi (4.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47832, 47859, 47952

Area code765GNIS feature ID453884

Sugar Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 308 and it contained 139 housing units.^[2] The township includes the north half of Turkey Run State Park.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	789	—
1900	830	5.2%
1910	680	−18.1%
1920	554	−18.5%
1930	399	−28.0%
1940	496	24.3%
1950	350	−29.4%
1960	350	0.0%
1970	265	−24.3%
1980	292	10.2%
1990	300	2.7%
2000	349	16.3%
2010	322	−7.7%
2020	308	−4.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

History

Sugar Creek Township was established in 1855.^[4]

The Lancelot C. Ewbank House, Richard Lieber Log Cabin, Lusk Home and Mill Site, Narrows Covered Bridge, and Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.91 square miles (64.5 km²), of which 24.89 square miles (64.5 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[6]

Unincorporated towns

Grange Corner at 39°56′24″N 87°11′09″W / 39.940042°N 87.185844°W / 39.940042; -87.185844
Lusks Mills at 39°53′38″N 87°10′53″W / 39.893930°N 87.181400°W / 39.893930; -87.181400

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bristleridge and Cashatt.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41

School districts

Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 42
State Senate District 38

References

"Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 213.
^ "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.