Buck Creek Township | |
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 Location in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates:39°49′38″N85°53′54″W / 39.82722°N 85.89833°W /39.82722; -85.89833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hancock |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.02 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.93 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.25% |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,304 |
| • Density | 234.6/sq mi (90.6/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453145 |
Buck Creek Township is one of ninetownships inHancock County,Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,430 and it contained 3,158 housing units.[2]
Buck Creek Township was established in 1831.[3] It was named from Buck Creek, its largest waterway.[4]
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396 was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2009.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.[2] The streams of Amity Branch, Lead Creek and Snider Branch run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains nine cemeteries: Arnett, Burris, Fish, Griffith, Mount Pleasant, Pet, Scotten, Snider and Steele.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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