Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Sand Creek Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,122 (slightly up from 3,120 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 1,331 housing units.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,499		—
1900	2,562		2.5%
1910	2,370		−7.5%
1920	2,146		−9.5%
1930	1,861		−13.3%
1940	2,034		9.3%
1950	2,002		−1.6%
1960	2,378		18.8%
1970	2,769		16.4%
1980	3,206		15.8%
1990	3,040		−5.2%
2000	3,061		0.7%
2010	3,120		1.9%
2020	3,122		0.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

Sand Creek Township
Township
The Westport Covered Bridge spans Sand Creek in the township
Location of Sand Creek Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°12′24″N 85°33′11″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.21 sq mi (111.9 km2)
• Land	43.17 sq mi (111.8 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	856 ft (261 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,122
• Density	72/sq mi (28/km2)
FIPS code	18-67734[2]
GNIS feature ID	453832

History

Sand Creek Township was organized in 1825.^[6]

Westport Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.21 square miles (111.9 km²), of which 43.17 square miles (111.8 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

• Westport

Unincorporated towns

• Gaynorsville
• Harris City
• Letts
• Letts Corner
• Mapleton Corner
• Neff Corner
• Pinhook

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

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (northeast)
• Marion Township (east)
• Columbia Township, Jennings County (southeast)
• Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
• Jackson Township (west)
• Clay Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Eddleman, Finley, Horseshoe Bend, Mapleton, Old Burk (aka Vanderbur Cemetery), Rodney and Westport.

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "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.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
5. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
6. Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana