Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana


Indian Creek Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,775 and it contained 1,176 housing units.

History

Indian Creek Township takes its name from a stream in its northwestern portion. The township was one of the original five townships in Lawrence County, however, the township is much smaller than it used to be.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Cities, towns, villages

The township contains these six cemeteries: Boone, Bridge, Ferguson, Old Union Church, Pleasant Hill and Waggner.

Major highways

Indian Creek Township is protected by the Indian Creek Volunteer Fire Department. The department's 23 members respond to all types of emergencies, including, but not limited to, fire and medical calls, and are often dispatched as medical first responders when an ambulance is dispatched to the township from the nearby City of Bedford. The department responded to 234 calls in 2012, a record high for the department. ICVFD has mutual aid agreements with all other volunteer fire departments in Lawrence County.
The Indian Creek VFD Station is located in Fayetteville at.

Political districts