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Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°41′16″N 86°51′40″W / 40.68778°N 86.86111°W / 40.68778; -86.86111CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhiteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total33.03 sq mi (85.5 km²) • Land33.03 sq mi (85.5 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

722 ft (220 m)Population

(2020)

• Total870 • Density26/sq mi (10/km²)ZIP codes

47923, 47929, 47960, 47980

GNIS feature ID453110^[1]

Big Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870 and it contained 356 housing units.^[2]

Big Creek Township was established in 1834, and named after Big Creek.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	955	—
1900	1,292	35.3%
1910	1,080	−16.4%
1920	1,068	−1.1%
1930	1,063	−0.5%
1940	959	−9.8%
1950	913	−4.8%
1960	1,004	10.0%
1970	975	−2.9%
1980	911	−6.6%
1990	835	−8.3%
2000	856	2.5%
2010	819	−4.3%
2020	870	6.2%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.03 square miles (85.5 km²), all land.^[5]

Cities, towns, villages

Chalmers

Unincorporated towns

Smithson at 40°43′04″N 86°52′21″W / 40.717816°N 86.872514°W / 40.717816; -86.872514

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

Adjacent townships

Honey Creek Township (north)
Union Township (northeast)
Jefferson Township, Carroll County (east)
Prairie Township (south)
West Point Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: High and Lane.

School districts

Frontier School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
State House District 15
State Senate District 07

References

^ "Big Creek Township, White County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 232.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.