Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Sugar Creek Township | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°33′49″N 85°54′55″W / 39.56361°N 85.91528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Shelby |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.01 sq mi (62.2 km2) |
| • Land | 23.9 sq mi (62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,085 |
| • Density | 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-73952[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453885 |
Sugar Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,086 and it contained 412 housing units.[4]
Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1840.[5]
The community took its name from Sugar Creek,[6] which flows southward in the area just west of the community.[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.01 square miles (62.2 km2), of which 23.9 square miles (62 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sugar Creek has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[8]
References
- ^ "Township of Sugar Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Sugar Creek Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 277.
- ^ Climate Summary for Sugar Creek, Indiana
- ^ Moral Township IN (Google Maps, accessed 29 October 2020)
- ^ Climate Summary for Sugar Creek, Indiana
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