Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°08′09″N 86°38′22″W / 40.13583°N 86.63944°W / 40.13583; -86.63944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBooneGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total33.59 sq mi (87.0 km²) • Land33.57 sq mi (86.9 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

^[1]

814 ft (248 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,172 • Density66.8/sq mi (25.8/km²)FIPS code18-73844^[3]GNIS feature ID453880

Sugar Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,243 and it contained 919 housing units.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.59 square miles (87.0 km²), of which 33.57 square miles (86.9 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[4] The township is named for the Sugar Creek.

Cities and towns

Thorntown

Adjacent townships

Jefferson (south)
Washington (east)
Franklin Township, Montgomery County (southwest)
Jackson Township, Clinton County (northeast)
Perry Township, Clinton County (north)

Major highways

U.S. Route 52
Indiana State Road 47
Indiana State Road 75

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Gipson, Sugar Plain, Old Cemetery, Walnut Grove, Green, Curry and Maple Lawn.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Sugar Creek Township, Boone County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.