Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana

Cedar Creek Township
Township
Barns at the Buckley Homestead, a historic site in the township
Coordinates: 41°15′17″N 87°22′43″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Founded	1839
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	60.57 sq mi (156.9 km^2)
• Land	60.01 sq mi (155.4 km^2)
• Water	0.56 sq mi (1.5 km^2)
Elevation [1]	636 ft (194 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	12,725
• Density	201.6/sq mi (77.8/km^2)
FIPS code	18-11026[3]
GNIS feature ID	453171

Cedar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,725, containing 4,710 housing units,[2] up from 12,097 as of 2010.[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,691		—
1900	2,407		42.3%
1910	2,312		−3.9%
1920	2,381		3.0%
1930	2,619		10.0%
1940	3,010		14.9%
1950	3,536		17.5%
1960	5,010		41.7%
1970	6,365		27.0%
1980	8,704		36.7%
1990	9,009		3.5%
2000	10,649		18.2%
2010	12,097		13.6%
2020	12,725		5.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

History

Cedar Creek Township was established in 1839.[6]

The Buckley Homestead was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.57 square miles (156.9 km^2), of which 60.01 square miles (155.4 km^2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.5 km^2) (or 0.92%) is water.[4] The township includes most of the town of Lowell, as well the Census-designated Place Lake Dalecarlia.

Education

Cedar Creek Township, along with West Creek Township and Eagle Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "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.
5. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
6. Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 104.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.