Buck Creek, Indiana

Buck Creek is an unincorporated census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

Buck Creek, Indiana
Census-designated place
A freight train passes through Buck Creek
Location of Buck Creek in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°29′15″N 86°45′41″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
• Land	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	663 ft (202 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	182
• Density	1,378.79/sq mi (530.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47924
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-08794[3]
GNIS feature ID	2583446[2]

It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Buck Creek was originally called Transitville.^[4]

A post office was established under the name Transitville in 1858, and was renamed Buck Creek in 1885. As of July 2016^[update], it remains in operation.^[5]

Geography

Buck Creek sits at the intersection of Tippecanoe County Road 750 East and a northeast–southwest Norfolk Southern railroad line between the cities of Lafayette and Delphi. The creek for which Buck Creek is named originates 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east in Carroll County near Ockley, flows westward along the northern edge of the community, and meets the Wabash River approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	182		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

The population of Buck Creek in the 2020 US census is 182 and the population density is 1,378.79/sq mi.

Education

Public education for residents of Buck Creek is provided by the Tippecanoe School Corporation.^[7] Residents are zoned to Hershey Elementary School, East Tipp Middle School, and William Henry Harrison High School.^[8]