Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Clear Creek Township
Township

Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°57′28″N 85°30′45″W / 40.95778°N 85.51250°W / 40.95778; -85.51250Coordinates: 40°57′28″N 85°30′45″W / 40.95778°N 85.51250°W / 40.95778; -85.51250
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.89 sq mi (93.0 km2)
 • Land 35.67 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.61%
Elevation 817 ft (249 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,928
 • Density 54.1/sq mi (20.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453221

Clear Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,928 and it contained 731 housing units.[1]

History

Clear Creek Township was organized in 1838.[2] It was named from Clear Creek, the largest stream within its borders.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.89 square miles (93.0 km2), of which 35.67 square miles (92.4 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[1] The stream of Flint Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  • "Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 89.
  3. ↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 563.
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