Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,086 and it contained 412 housing units.[4]

Sugar Creek Township
Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 85°54′55″W / 39.56361°N 85.91528°W / 39.56361; -85.91528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
24.01 sq mi (62.2 km2)
 • Land23.9 sq mi (62 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation764 ft (233 m)
Population
 • Total
1,085
 • Density45.4/sq mi (17.5/km2)
FIPS code18-73952[3]
GNIS feature ID453885

Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1840.[5]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.01 square miles (62.2 km2), of which 23.9 square miles (62 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 277.
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