Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana

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Buck Creek Township
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°49′38″N 85°53′54″W / 39.82722, -85.89833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hancock
Area
- Total	35.93 sq mi (93.07 km²)
- Land	35.9 sq mi (92.98 km²)
- Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km²)  0.1%
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,659
- Density	185.5/sq mi (71.6/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453145

Buck Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,659.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Airports and landing strips 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Buck Creek Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles (93.07 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Amity Branch, Lead Creek and Snider Branch run through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Cumberland
• Cumberland (northeast half)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Mohawk
• Mount Comfort
• Pleasant Acres

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Vernon Township (north)
• Center Township (east)
• Sugar Creek Township (south)
• Warren Township, Marion County (southwest)
• Lawrence Township, Marion County (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Arnett, Burris, Fish, Griffith, Mount Pleasant, Pet, Scotten, Snider and Steele.

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 70

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Mount Comfort Airfield

[edit] References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Hancock County

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