Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 (down from 475 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 186 housing units.

Rock Creek Township
Township
Location of Rock Creek Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°39′51″N 86°35′09″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	13.79 sq mi (35.7 km2)
• Land	13.5 sq mi (35 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [1]	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	447
• Density	32/sq mi (13/km2)
FIPS code	18-65268[3]
GNIS feature ID	453809

History

Rock Creek Township was organized in 1828.^[5]

District School No. 3 at Rockfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.79 square miles (35.7 km²), of which 13.5 square miles (35 km²) (or 97.90%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²) (or 2.10%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

• Rockfield

Adjacent townships

• Liberty (east)
• Jackson (southeast)
• Deer Creek (southwest)
• Tippecanoe (west)
• Adams (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 25

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mullendore and Parks.

Education

Rock Creek Township residents may obtain a library card at the Delphi Public Library in Delphi.^[7]