Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township
Township
Location of Sugar Creek Township in Boone County
Coordinates: 40°08′09″N 86°38′22″W / 40.13583°N 86.63944°WCoordinates: 40°08′09″N 86°38′22″W / 40.13583°N 86.63944°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	33.59 sq mi (87.0 km^2)
• Land	33.57 sq mi (86.9 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)
Elevation[1]	814 ft (248 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,243
• Density	66.8/sq mi (25.8/km^2)
FIPS code	18-73844[2]
GNIS feature ID	453880

Sugar Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,243 and it contained 919 housing units.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.59 square miles (87.0 km²), of which 33.57 square miles (86.9 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[3] The township is named for the Sugar Creek.

Cities and towns

• Thorntown

Adjacent townships

• Jefferson (south)
• Washington (east)
• Franklin Township, Montgomery County (southwest)
• Jackson Township, Clinton County (northeast)
• Perry Township, Clinton County (north)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 47
• Indiana State Road 75

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Gipson, Sugar Plain, Old Cemetery, Walnut Grove, Green, Curry and Maple Lawn.

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana