Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana
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Sand Creek Township is one of nine townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Decatur County, Indiana
Decatur County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 24,555 people, 9,389 households, and 6,882 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 9,992 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 3,061.

Geography

Sand Creek Township covers an area of 43.15 square miles (111.8 km²); 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) (0.09 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Gaynorsville
    Gaynorsville, Indiana
    Gaynorsville is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Harper
  • Harris City
    Harris City, Indiana
    Harris City is an unincorporated town in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Letts
    Letts, Indiana
    Letts is an unincorporated town in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Letts Corner
    Letts Corner, Indiana
    Letts Corner is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana....

  • Mapleton Corner
  • Neff Corner
  • Pinhook
    Pinhook, Decatur County, Indiana
    Pinhook is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana....


(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,206.-Geography:Washington Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Craig* Knarr Corner...

     (northeast)
  • Marion Township
    Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Marion Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,637.-Geography:Marion Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Slabtown* Tarkeo Corner...

     (east)
  • Columbia Township, Jennings County
    Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana
    Columbia Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 759.-Geography:Columbia Township covers an area of...

     (southeast)
  • Sand Creek Township, Jennings County
    Sand Creek Township, Jennings County, Indiana
    Sand Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 818.-Geography:Sand Creek Township covers an area of...

     (south)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,040.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Alert* Forest Hill* Sardinia...

     (west)
  • Clay Township
    Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Clay Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,266.-Geography:Clay Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Burney* Ewington* Horace* Milford...

    (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Eddleman, Finley, Horseshoe Bend, Mapleton, Rodney and Westport.

External links

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