Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°23′43″N 85°42′43″W / 41.39528°N 85.71194°W / 41.39528; -85.71194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKosciuskoGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.36 sq mi (91.6 km²) • Land28.61 sq mi (74.1 km²) • Water6.76 sq mi (17.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

873 ft (266 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total8,659 • Density294.6/sq mi (113.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-76760^[3]GNIS feature ID453904

Turkey Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,659 (up from 8,428 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 5,497 housing units.

Turkey Creek Township was organized in 1836.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.36 square miles (91.6 km²), of which 28.61 square miles (74.1 km²) (or 80.91%) is land and 6.76 square miles (17.5 km²) (or 19.12%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Syracuse

Unincorporated towns

Buttermilk Point at 41°22′38″N 85°40′27″W / 41.3772696°N 85.6741534°W / 41.3772696; -85.6741534
Cedar Point at 41°23′52″N 85°40′31″W / 41.3978255°N 85.6752647°W / 41.3978255; -85.6752647
Enchanted Hills at 41°24′07″N 85°40′00″W / 41.4019922°N 85.6666534°W / 41.4019922; -85.6666534
Kanata Manayunk at 41°24′37″N 85°41′30″W / 41.4103256°N 85.6916542°W / 41.4103256; -85.6916542
Marineland Gardens at 41°22′41″N 85°41′04″W / 41.3781029°N 85.6844314°W / 41.3781029; -85.6844314
Oakwood Park at 41°24′41″N 85°44′18″W / 41.4114366°N 85.7383222°W / 41.4114366; -85.7383222
Pickwick Park at 41°25′01″N 85°43′31″W / 41.4169922°N 85.7252663°W / 41.4169922; -85.7252663
Quaker Haven Park at 41°22′01″N 85°45′38″W / 41.3669912°N 85.7605448°W / 41.3669912; -85.7605448
South Park at 41°24′03″N 85°43′16″W / 41.4008809°N 85.7210994°W / 41.4008809; -85.7210994
Vawter Park at 41°23′15″N 85°41′33″W / 41.3875475°N 85.6924873°W / 41.3875475; -85.6924873
Wawasee at 41°25′26″N 85°41′45″W / 41.4239370°N 85.6958210°W / 41.4239370; -85.6958210
Wawasee Village at 41°24′52″N 85°44′51″W / 41.4144921°N 85.7474892°W / 41.4144921; -85.7474892

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

Education

Turkey Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library in Syracuse.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 710.
^ "Library Card Policy" (PDF). Syracuse-Turkey Creek Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.