Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°36′13″N 86°18′38″W / 40.60361°N 86.31056°W / 40.60361; -86.31056CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.13 sq mi (93.6 km²) • Land36.13 sq mi (93.6 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

748 ft (228 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total897 • Density25.2/sq mi (9.7/km²)FIPS code18-17254^[3]GNIS feature ID453258

Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 897 (down from 912 at 2010^[4]) and contained 374 housing units.

History

Deer Creek Township was organized in 1842.^[5] Deer Creek Township was named from Deer Creek, which was named from herds of wild deer that were often seen near its banks.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.13 square miles (93.6 km²), all land. ^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Deacon
Young America

Adjacent townships

Washington (north)
Tipton (northeast)
Jackson (east)
Ervin Township, Howard County (south)
Carrollton Township, Carroll County (southwest)
Washington Township, Carroll County (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 18

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Harness, Hoover-Snider and Miller.

References

"Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Deer Creek township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 40.
^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 554.