Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Coal Creek Township
Location in Montgomery County
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°10′04″N 87°00′30″W / 40.16778°N 87.00833°W / 40.16778; -87.00833
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMontgomery
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total53.76 sq mi (139.2 km2)
 • Land53.76 sq mi (139.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
Population
 • Total1,455
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47933, 47955, 47967, 47981, 47990, 47994
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453236

Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,455 (down from 1,544 at 2010[3]) and it contained 655 housing units.[2]

Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides.[4]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp. 476.