- Source: Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
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.
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.
= Unincorporated towns
=Burnsville
Grammer
= 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
=Indiana State Road 7
Indiana State Road 9
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
= Citations
== Sources
=United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States National Atlas
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Rock Creek Township, Indiana
- Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Hope, Indiana
- Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Rock Creek Township
- Clay Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
