Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Sugar Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,920 and it contained 5,876 housing units.^[2]

Sugar Creek Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°44′22″N 85°53′42″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hancock
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land	35.3 sq mi (91 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.28%
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	16,495
• Density	422.7/sq mi (163.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453882

History

Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1828, and named from its principal stream.^[3][4]

Rufus and Amanda Black House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km²) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.28%) is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Spring Lake. The streams of Palestine Branch and Sugar Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Cumberland (southeast quarter)
• Spring Lake
• New Palestine

Unincorporated towns

• Carriage Estates
• Gem
• Philadelphia
• Schildmeier Park

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

Adjacent townships

• Buck Creek Township (north)
• Center Township (northeast)
• Brandywine Township (east)
• Van Buren Township, Shelby County (southeast)
• Moral Township, Shelby County (south)
• Franklin Township, Marion County (southwest)
• Warren Township, Marion County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Dye, Langenberger, McNamee, New Palestine, Owen, Pitcher, Richmond, Schramm, and Zion Lutheran.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 40
• U.S. Route 52