Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Millcreek Township | ||
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FIPS code 18-49392 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 453627 |
Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,385 and it contained 791 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,974 | — | |
1900 | 2,145 | 8.7% | |
1910 | 1,987 | −7.4% | |
1920 | 1,742 | −12.3% | |
1930 | 1,452 | −16.6% | |
1940 | 1,542 | 6.2% | |
1950 | 1,469 | −4.7% | |
1960 | 1,349 | −8.2% | |
1970 | 1,348 | −0.1% | |
1980 | 1,475 | 9.4% | |
1990 | 1,450 | −1.7% | |
2000 | 1,610 | 11.0% | |
2010 | 1,406 | −12.7% | |
2020 | 1,385 | −1.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
History
The Clinton F. Hesler Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.94 square miles (111.2 km2), of which 42.71 square miles (110.6 km2) (or 99.46%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.56%) is water.[4] It contains the town of Kingman in the southwest along Indiana State Road 234. The unincorporated community of Centennial, with its cemetery of the same name,[5] lies to the northeast on U.S. Route 41;[6] further north, at the intersection with Indiana State Road 32,[7] lies Steam Corner. Harveysburg is north of Kingman and Yeddo is west of Centennial.
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Education
Millcreek Township residents may obtain a free library card at the Kingman-Millcreek Public Library in Kingman.[8]
References
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Centennial Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Route 41". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "State Road 32". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "About us". Kingman-Millcreek Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.