Honey Creek Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,188 and it contained 503 housing units.[1]
Honey Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in White County | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′21″N 86°52′22″W / 40.77250°N 86.87278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | White |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.36 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
| • Land | 42.35 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.02% |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,188 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47959, 47960, 47980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453418 |
Honey Creek Township was organized in 1855.[2] The township took its name from Honey Creek.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 893 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,215 | 36.1% | |
| 1910 | 946 | −22.1% | |
| 1920 | 871 | −7.9% | |
| 1930 | 596 | −31.6% | |
| 1940 | 772 | 29.5% | |
| 1950 | 651 | −15.7% | |
| 1960 | 632 | −2.9% | |
| 1970 | 614 | −2.8% | |
| 1980 | 570 | −7.2% | |
| 1990 | 569 | −0.2% | |
| 2000 | 590 | 3.7% | |
| 2010 | 585 | −0.8% | |
| 2020 | 583 | −0.3% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.36 square miles (109.7 km2), of which 42.35 square miles (109.7 km2) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[5]
Cities, towns, villages
editThe one incorporated town in Honey Creek Township is Reynolds, located about five miles west of Monticello at the intersection of Indiana State Road 43 and U.S. Routes 24 and 421, and on the short Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway.
An unincorporated site named Guernsey used to exist on the eastern border with Union Township at what's now the corner of County Roads 325 North and 300 East, consisting of a railroad siding, post office (1882–1907), and grain elevator (removed c. 1950).[6][7]
Adjacent townships
edit- Monon Township (north)
- Union Township (east)
- Big Creek Township (south)
- West Point Township (southwest)
- Princeton Township (west)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these two cemeteries: Bunnell and Swisher.
Airports and landing strips
edit- Klopfenstein Airport
School districts
edit- North White School Corporation
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 16
- State Senate District 07
References
edit- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 249.
- ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 126.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Quarry Road, south of Monon, Indiana". Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Honey Creek Township, Reynolds, Guernsey P.O. (Map). Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1896. Retrieved September 11, 2022.