Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,566 (slightly down from 4,571 at 2010) and it contained 1,975 housing units.
History Deer Creek Township was organized in 1828.
The Baum-Shaeffer Farm, Carrollton Bridge, Deer Creek Valley Rural Historic District, Delphi Lime Kilns, Lock No. 33 Lock Keeper's House, and Wabash and Erie Canal Lock No. 33, Fred and Minnie Raber Farm, Sunset Point, and Wilson Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.
Cities and towns Delphi (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns Harley (extinct)
Adjacent townships Adams (north) Rock Creek (northeast) Jackson (east) Monroe (southeast) Madison (south) Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest) Tippecanoe (west) Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
Major highways U.S. Route 421 Indiana State Road 18 Indiana State Road 25 Indiana State Road 218
Cemeteries The township contains eight cemeteries: Bostetter, Delphi, Mears, Robinson, Saint Josephs, Sharp Point, Whistler and Wingard.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana