Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships
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 Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County, Indiana
Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1900. As of 2010, the population was 76,794...

, 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
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. 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 1,313.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Rock Creek Township covers an area of 26.57 square miles (68.8 km²); of this, 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) or 0.09 percent is water.

Adjacent townships

  • Clifty Township
    Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Clifty Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,200.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Clifty Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.05 percent is water....

     (north)
  • Jackson Township, Decatur County
    Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,040.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Alert* Forest Hill* Sardinia...

     (east)
  • Geneva Township, Jennings County
    Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana
    Geneva Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,469.-Geography:Geneva Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.4 percent is water...

     (south)
  • Sand Creek Township
    Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Sand Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,185.-Geography:...

     (southwest)
  • Columbus Township
    Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Columbus Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 41,194.-Geography:...

     (west)
  • Clay Township
    Clay Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
    Clay Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,103.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Clay Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water....

     (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

  • Indiana State Road 7
    Indiana State Road 7
    State Road 7 in the U.S. State of Indiana is located in southeast Indiana. It runs from northwest-to-southeast connecting the cities of Columbus and Madison.-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 9
    Indiana State Road 9
    State Road 9 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a long north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus at State Road 46, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan/Indiana border between Howe, Indiana, and Sturgis, Michigan, where it...


Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
    Indiana's 9th congressional district
    Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district is based in Bloomington....

  • 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.

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