Cedar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,097 and it contained 4,675 housing units.[3]
Cedar Creek Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Barns at the Buckley Homestead, a historic site in the township | |
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Coordinates: 41°15′17″N 87°22′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lake |
Founded | 1839 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 60.57 sq mi (156.9 km2) |
• Land | 60.01 sq mi (155.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.56 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,097 |
• Density | 201.6/sq mi (77.8/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-11026[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453171 |
Cedar Creek Township was established in 1839.[4]
The Buckley Homestead was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.57 square miles (156.9 km2), of which 60.01 square miles (155.4 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 0.92%) is water.[3] The township includes most of the town of Lowell, as well the Census-designated Place Lake Dalecarlia.
Cedar Creek Township, along with West Creek Township and Eagle Creek Township, is served by the Tri-Creek School Corporation which includes Lowell High School.
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County seat: Crown Point | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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