Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana

Eagle Creek Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°16′56″N 87°16′56″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
founded	1839
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	56.01 sq mi (145.1 km^2)
• Land	55.84 sq mi (144.6 km^2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km^2)
Elevation [1]	653 ft (199 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,719
• Density	29.9/sq mi (11.5/km^2)
FIPS code	18-19306[3]
GNIS feature ID	453270

Eagle Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 709 housing units.[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	647		—
1900	597		−7.7%
1910	717		20.1%
1920	709		−1.1%
1930	717		1.1%
1940	756		5.4%
1950	771		2.0%
1960	771		0.0%
1970	786		1.9%
1980	1,421		80.8%
1990	1,431		0.7%
2000	1,695		18.4%
2010	1,668		−1.6%
2020	1,719		3.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

History

Eagle Creek Township was established in 1839.[6]

The Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.01 square miles (145.1 km^2), of which 55.84 square miles (144.6 km^2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km^2) (or 0.29%) is water.[4]

Education

Eagle Creek Township, along with Cedar Creek Township and West 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: Eagle 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.

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