Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Millcreek Township
Township
Location of Millcreek Township in Fountain County
Location of Millcreek Township in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°00′33″N 87°15′29″W / 40.00917°N 87.25806°W / 40.00917; -87.25806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFountain
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
42.94 sq mi (111.2 km2)
 • Land42.71 sq mi (110.6 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,385
 • Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
FIPS code18-49392
GNIS feature ID453627

Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,385 and it contained 791 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,974—
19002,1458.7%
19101,987−7.4%
19201,742−12.3%
19301,452−16.6%
19401,5426.2%
19501,469−4.7%
19601,349−8.2%
19701,348−0.1%
19801,4759.4%
19901,450−1.7%
20001,61011.0%
20101,406−12.7%
20201,385−1.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

The Clinton F. Hesler Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.94 square miles (111.2 km2), of which 42.71 square miles (110.6 km2) (or 99.46%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.56%) is water.[4] It contains the town of Kingman in the southwest along Indiana State Road 234. The unincorporated community of Centennial, with its cemetery of the same name,[5] lies to the northeast on U.S. Route 41;[6] further north, at the intersection with Indiana State Road 32,[7] lies Steam Corner. Harveysburg is north of Kingman and Yeddo is west of Centennial.

Map of Millcreek Township

Education

Millcreek Township residents may obtain a free library card at the Kingman-Millcreek Public Library in Kingman.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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. ^ "Centennial Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  6. ^ "U.S. Route 41". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "State Road 32". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "About us". Kingman-Millcreek Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.