Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°16′56″N 87°16′56″W / 41.28222°N 87.28222°W / 41.28222; -87.28222 (2020)[2]
Eagle Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 709 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 647 | — | |
| 1900 | 597 | −7.7% | |
| 1910 | 717 | 20.1% | |
| 1920 | 709 | −1.1% | |
| 1930 | 717 | 1.1% | |
| 1940 | 756 | 5.4% | |
| 1950 | 771 | 2.0% | |
| 1960 | 771 | 0.0% | |
| 1970 | 786 | 1.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,421 | 80.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,431 | 0.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,695 | 18.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,668 | −1.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,719 | 3.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
History
Eagle Creek Township was established in 1839.[6]
The Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.01 square miles (145.1 km2), of which 55.84 square miles (144.6 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.29%) is water.[4]
Education
Eagle Creek Township, along with Cedar Creek Township and West Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 104.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Crown Point
- Calumet
- Cedar Creek
- Center
- Eagle Creek
- Hanover
- Hobart
- North
- Ross
- St. John
- West Creek
- Winfield
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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