Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Sugar Creek Township

Township

Location in Parke County

Coordinates: 39°55′32″N 87°12′29″W﻿ / ﻿39.92556°N 87.20806°W﻿ / 39.92556; -87.20806
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Parke
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 24.91 sq mi (64.5 km2)
• Land| 24.89 sq mi (64.5 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.08%
Elevation

[1]

| 679 ft (207 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 308
• Density| 12/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47832, 47859, 47952

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453884

Sugar Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 308 and it contained 139 housing units.[2] The township includes the north half of Turkey Run State Park.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 789| | —
1900| 830| | 5.2%
1910| 680| | −18.1%
1920| 554| | −18.5%
1930| 399| | −28.0%
1940| 496| | 24.3%
1950| 350| | −29.4%
1960| 350| | 0.0%
1970| 265| | −24.3%
1980| 292| | 10.2%
1990| 300| | 2.7%
2000| 349| | 16.3%
2010| 322| | −7.7%
2020| 308| | −4.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## History

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Sugar Creek Township was established in 1855.[4]

The Lancelot C. Ewbank House, Richard Lieber Log Cabin, Lusk Home and Mill Site, Narrows Covered Bridge, and Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.91 square miles (64.5 km2), of which 24.89 square miles (64.5 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[6]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Grange Corner at 39°56′24″N 87°11′09″W﻿ / ﻿39.940042°N 87.185844°W﻿ / 39.940042; -87.185844
* Lusks Mills at 39°53′38″N 87°10′53″W﻿ / ﻿39.893930°N 87.181400°W﻿ / 39.893930; -87.181400

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Bristleridge and Cashatt.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 41

## School districts

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* North Central Parke Community School Corporation[7]
* Formerly: Turkey Run Community School Corporation

## Political districts

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* State House District 42
* State Senate District 38

## References

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* "Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 213.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Parke County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. \- Text list

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Sugar Creek Township

Places adjacent to Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana

| Millcreek Township, Fountain County |
| Jackson Township, Fountain County

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Liberty Township |

Sugar Creek Township

| Howard Township
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Penn Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rockville

Towns|

* Bloomingdale
* Marshall
* Mecca
* Montezuma
* Rockville
* Rosedale

Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County

Townships|

* Adams
* Florida
* Greene
* Howard
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Penn
* Raccoon
* Reserve
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Bridgeton
* Judson
* Lyford

Other
communities|

* Alma Lake
* Annapolis
* Arabia
* Armiesburg
* Banner Mills
* Bellmore
* Bethany
* Byron
* Catlin
* Cincinnati
* Coloma
* Coxville
* Diamond
* Ferndale
* Grange Corner
* Guion
* Hollandsburg
* Howard
* Hudnut
* Jessup
* Keytsville‡
* Klondyke
* Leatherwood
* Lena
* Lodi
* Lusks Mills
* Madalline
* Mansfield
* Milligan
* Minshall
* New Discovery
* Numa
* Nyesville
* Parkeville
* Piattsville
* Pin Hook
* Rockport
* Smockville
* Snow Hill
* Stumptown
* Superior
* Sylvania
* Tangier
* Vivalia‡
* West Atherton
* West Melcher
* West Union

Ghost town|

* Coke Oven Hollow

Footnotes|

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

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