Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Clear Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,928 and it contained 731 housing units.[1]

Clear Creek Township
Township
Location in Huntington County
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°57′28″N 85°30′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.89 sq mi (93.0 km2)
 • Land35.67 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.61%
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,928
 • Density54.1/sq mi (20.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453221

History

Clear Creek Township was organized in 1838.[2] It was named from Clear Creek, the largest stream within its borders.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.89 square miles (93.0 km2), of which 35.67 square miles (92.4 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[1] The stream of Flint Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References
  • "Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. "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.
  2. Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 89.
  3. History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 563.
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