Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Millcreek Township
Township

Location of Millcreek Township in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°00′33″N 87°15′29″W / 40.00917°N 87.25806°W / 40.00917; -87.25806Coordinates: 40°00′33″N 87°15′29″W / 40.00917°N 87.25806°W / 40.00917; -87.25806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fountain
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 42.94 sq mi (111.2 km2)
 • Land 42.71 sq mi (110.6 km2)
 • Water 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation 692 ft (211 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,406
 • Density 32.9/sq mi (12.7/km2)
FIPS code 18-49392
GNIS feature ID 453627

Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,406 and it contained 815 housing units.[1]

History

The Clinton F. Hesler Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]

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.[1] 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,[3] lies to the northeast on U.S. Route 41;[4] further north, at the intersection with Indiana State Road 32,[5] lies Steam Corner. Harveysburg is north of Kingman and Yeddo is west of Centennial.

Map of Millcreek Township

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Centennial Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Route 41". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  5. ↑ "State Road 32". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
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