Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Turkey Creek Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°23′43″N 85°42′43″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.36 sq mi (91.6 km^2)
• Land	28.61 sq mi (74.1 km^2)
• Water	6.76 sq mi (17.5 km^2)
Elevation [1]	873 ft (266 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,659
• Density	294.6/sq mi (113.7/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	18-76760[3]
GNIS feature ID	453904

Turkey Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,659 (up from 8,428 at 2010[4]) and it contained 5,497 housing units.

Turkey Creek Township was organized in 1836.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.36 square miles (91.6 km^2), of which 28.61 square miles (74.1 km^2) (or 80.91%) is land and 6.76 square miles (17.5 km^2) (or 19.12%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

• Syracuse

Unincorporated towns

• Buttermilk Point at 41.3772696°N 85.6741534°W / 41.3772696; -85.6741534
• Cedar Point at 41.3978255°N 85.6752647°W / 41.3978255; -85.6752647
• Enchanted Hills at 41.4019922°N 85.6666534°W / 41.4019922; -85.6666534
• Kanata Manayunk at 41.4103256°N 85.6916542°W / 41.4103256; -85.6916542
• Marineland Gardens at 41.3781029°N 85.6844314°W / 41.3781029; -85.6844314
• Oakwood Park at 41.4114366°N 85.7383222°W / 41.4114366; -85.7383222
• Pickwick Park at 41.4169922°N 85.7252663°W / 41.4169922; -85.7252663
• Quaker Haven Park at 41.3669912°N 85.7605448°W / 41.3669912; -85.7605448
• South Park at 41.4008809°N 85.7210994°W / 41.4008809; -85.7210994
• Vawter Park at 41.3875475°N 85.6924873°W / 41.3875475; -85.6924873
• Wawasee at 41.4239370°N 85.6958210°W / 41.4239370; -85.6958210
• Wawasee Village at 41.4144921°N 85.7474892°W / 41.4144921; -85.7474892

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Education

Turkey Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library in Syracuse.[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: * Township, * County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 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. Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 710.
6. "Library Card Policy" (PDF). Syracuse-Turkey Creek Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana