Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Millcreek Township is one of eleven townships
in Fountain County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,610.
in the southwest along Indiana State Road 234
. The unincorporated community of Centennial
, with its cemetery of the same name, lies to the northeast on U.S. Route 41
; further north, at the intersection with Indiana State Road 32
, lies Steam Corner
. Harveysburg
is north of Kingman and Yeddo
is west of Centennial.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Fountain County
Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 1,610.
Geography
Millcreek Township covers an area of 42.92 square miles (111.2 km²); 0.24 square mile (0.6215971464 km²) (0.56 percent) of this is water. It contains the town of KingmanKingman, Indiana
Kingman is a town in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 511 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kingman is located at , on Indiana State Road 234 about 2 miles west of U.S...
in the southwest along Indiana State Road 234
Indiana State Road 234
State Road 234 exists in two sections in Indiana. The western portion begins at the Illinois border from a Vermilion County, Illinois, county road. It runs east from there to U.S. Route 136 near Jamestown...
. The unincorporated community of Centennial
Centennial, Indiana
Centennial is an unincorporated community in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana in the United States....
, with its cemetery of the same name, lies to the northeast on U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...
; further north, at the intersection with Indiana State Road 32
Indiana State Road 32
State Road 32 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...
, lies Steam Corner
Steam Corner, Indiana
Steam Corner is a small unincorporated settlement in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana.-History:In the 1880s the Chicago and Great Southern Railway completed a north/south rail line through Fountain County which ran from Clay and Vigo counties in the south to Newton County and Kankakee...
. Harveysburg
Harveysburg, Indiana
Harveysburg is an unincorporated community in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana, USA....
is north of Kingman and Yeddo
Yeddo, Indiana
Yeddo is an unincorporated town in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana....
is west of Centennial.