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Rockcreek Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,579 and it contained 645 housing units.[2]

Rockcreek Township
Township
Location in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°46′48″N 85°16′43″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wells
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.91 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land	35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.95%
Elevation [1]	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,579
• Density	44.4/sq mi (17.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46714, 46750, 46770, 46791
Area code(s)	260
GNIS feature ID	453811

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.0 km²), of which 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km²) (or 0.95%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Markle (east half)
• Uniondale (southwest half)

Unincorporated towns

• Rockford at 40.760047°N 85.313583°W / 40.760047; -85.313583

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

Adjacent townships

• Union Township (north)
• Jefferson Township (northeast)
• Lancaster Township (east)
• Harrison Township (southeast)
• Liberty Township (south)
• Salamonie Township, Huntington County (southwest)
• Rock Creek Township, Huntington County (west)
• Union Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Horeb, Sparks and Spider Hill.

Rivers

• Wabash River

School districts

• Northern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 82
• State Senate District 19

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap
• History of Rockcreek High School, Rockcreek Township

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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