Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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; -85.75611
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

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 1,402
• 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.[2]

## Geography

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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.[2]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Burnsville
* Grammer

### Extinct towns

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* Plumsock

### Adjacent townships

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

### Cemeteries

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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

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* Indiana State Road 7
* Indiana State Road 9

## School districts

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* Bartholomew County School Corporation

## Political districts

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

## Politics

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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.[citation needed]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

### Sources

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Columbus

City|

* Columbus

Map of Indiana highlighting Bartholomew County

Towns|

* Clifford
* Edinburgh‡
* Elizabethtown
* Hartsville
* Hope
* Jonesville

Townships|

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

CDPs|

* Azalia
* Bethel Village
* Grammar
* Grandview Lake
* Harrison Lake
* Mineral Springs
* Newbern
* Petersville
* Schaefer Lake
* Taylorsville
* Walesboro
* Waynesville

Other
communities|

* Bethany
* Burnsville
* Corn Brook
* Garden City
* Jewell Village
* Mount Healthy
* North Ogilville
* Nortonburg
* Ogilville
* Old Saint Louis
* Rosstown
* Rugby
* Saint Louis Crossing
* Stony Lonesome
* Waymansville

Ghost town|

* Kansas

Footnotes|

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

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