Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Rock Creek Township
Township
Location in Bartholomew County
Coordinates: 39°09′58″N 85°45′22″W / 39.16611°N 85.75611°W / 39.16611; -85.75611Coordinates: 39°09′58″N 85°45′22″W / 39.16611°N 85.75611°W / 39.16611; -85.75611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Bartholomew
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.59 sq mi (68.9 km²)
• Land	26.58 sq mi (68.8 km²)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.08%
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,424
• Density	53.6/sq mi (20.7/km²)
ZIP codes	47203, 47232, 47244, 47283
GNIS feature ID	0453808

Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,424 and it contained 566 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.59 square miles (68.9 km²), of which 26.58 square miles (68.8 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Plumsock

Adjacent townships

Clifty Township (north)
Jackson Township, Decatur County (east)
Geneva Township, Jennings County (south)
Sand Creek Township (southwest)
Columbus Township (west)
Clay Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Donaldson, Parkison (Bannister), Burnsville Christian, Carson (private), and a portion of Little Sandcreek Baptist. Two cemeteries have vanished: Morgan and Strickland.

Major highways

School districts

Bartholomew County School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 57
State Senate District 41

Politics

Rock Creek Township has been cited by some in Indiana politics as being a barometer to the rest of the state's political disposition during elections. This is in large part due to the even distribution of both Republicans and Democrats in the township. In addition to Indiana, some stories have surfaced that tell of national news agencies checking on the township vote totals during the early and middle half of the 20th century for the same reasons.

References

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.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Columbus

City	Columbus

Towns	Clifford Edinburgh‡ Elizabethtown Hartsville Hope Jonesville

Townships	Clay Clifty Columbus Flat Rock German Harrison Haw Creek Jackson Ohio Rock Creek Sand Creek Wayne

CDP	Taylorsville

Other unincorporated communities	Azalia Bethel Village Burnsville Corn Brook Everroad Park Flat Rock Park Garden City Grammer Grandview Lake Jewell Village Lowell Mount Healthy Newbern North Gate North Ogilville North Park Northcliff Nortonburg Ogilville Old Saint Louis Petersville Pleasant View Village Riverview Acres Rosstown Rugby Saint Louis Crossing Stony Lonesome Twin Crest Walesboro Waymansville Waynesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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