Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Licking Township is one of four townships
in Blackford County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 8,689. The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick
in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County
arrived in the Lick Creek area in 1831.
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 Blackford County, Indiana
Blackford County, Indiana
Blackford County is located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. The county is named for Judge Isaac Blackford, who was the first speaker of the Indiana General Assembly and a long-time chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Created in 1838, Blackford County is divided...
. 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 8,689. The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick
Salt lick
A mineral lick is a natural mineral deposit where animals in nutrient-poor ecosystems can obtain essential mineral nutrients...
in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County
Blackford County, Indiana
Blackford County is located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. The county is named for Judge Isaac Blackford, who was the first speaker of the Indiana General Assembly and a long-time chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Created in 1838, Blackford County is divided...
arrived in the Lick Creek area in 1831.
Geography
Licking Township covers an area of 41.42 square miles (107.3 km²); 0.13 square mile (0.3366984543 km²) (0.31 percent) of this is water. Cains Lake and Lake Mohee are in this township. Lick Creek runs through it.Cities and towns
- Hartford CityHartford City, IndianaHartford City is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Blackford County. Located in the northeast central portion of the state, the small farming community experienced a 15-year “boom” beginning in the late 1880s...
- Shamrock LakesShamrock Lakes, IndianaShamrock Lakes is a town in Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, United States. The population was 231 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Shamrock Lakes is located at ....