Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°55′32″N 87°12′29″W / 39.92556°N 87.20806°WCoordinates: 39°55′32″N 87°12′29″W / 39.92556°N 87.20806°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	24.91 sq mi (64.5 km^2)
• Land	24.89 sq mi (64.5 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.08%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	322
• Density	12.9/sq mi (5.0/km^2)
ZIP codes	47832, 47859, 47952
GNIS feature ID	0453884

Sugar Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 322 and it contained 154 housing units.^[1] The township includes the north half of Turkey Run State Park.

History

Sugar Creek Township was established in 1855.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Grange Corner at 39°56′24″N 87°11′09″W / 39.940042°N 87.185844°W

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

Extinct towns

• Lusks Mills at 39°53′38″N 87°10′53″W / 39.893930°N 87.181400°W

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

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. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 213.
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Sugar Creek Township