Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana
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|area_total_sq_mi = 36.02
|area_land_sq_mi = 35.93
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.09
|area_water_percent = 0.25
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Buck_Creek_township,_Hancock_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1805908794 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 20, 2024}}
|population_total = 9304
|population_density_sq_mi = 234.6
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Buck Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,430 and it contained 3,158 housing units.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18059
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200928/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18059
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-10
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History
Buck Creek Township was established in 1831.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00rich_0 | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Wm. Mitchell Printing Company | author=Richman, George J. | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00rich_0/page/556 556]}} It was named from Buck Creek, its largest waterway.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 | publisher=King & Binford | author=Binford, John H. | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog/page/n133 114]}}
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
Geography
=Cities and towns=
- Cumberland (northeast half)
=Unincorporated towns=
- Mohawk
- Mount Comfort
- Pleasant Acres
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Vernon Township (north)
- Center Township (east)
- Sugar Creek Township (south)
- Warren Township, Marion County (southwest)
- Lawrence Township, Marion County (northwest)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains nine cemeteries: Arnett, Burris, Fish, Griffith, Mount Pleasant, Pet, Scotten, Snider and Steele.
=Major highways=
=Airports and landing strips=
- Indianapolis Regional Airport
References
- {{cite gnis|0453145|Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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Category:Townships in Hancock County, Indiana
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