Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana

Stampers Creek Township
Township
The Lynd School, a historic site in the township
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°32′20″N 86°20′59″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	28.51 sq mi (73.8 km^2)
• Land	28.45 sq mi (73.7 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.18%
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,037
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47125, 47452, 47454
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453870

Stampers Creek Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,037 and it contained 384 housing units.^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,001		—
1900	1,027		2.6%
1910	893		−13.0%
1920	740		−17.1%
1930	656		−11.4%
1940	666		1.5%
1950	693		4.1%
1960	680		−1.9%
1970	618		−9.1%
1980	795		28.6%
1990	845		6.3%
2000	959		13.5%
2010	954		−0.5%
2020	1,037		8.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Stampers Creek Township took its name from Stampers Creek.^[3]

Lynd School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.51 square miles (73.8 km²), of which 28.45 square miles (73.7 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[5]

Unincorporated towns

• Mahan Crossing at 38.557278°N 86.364429°W / 38.557278; -86.364429
• Millersburg at 38.557279°N 86.33554°W / 38.557279; -86.33554
• Trotter Crossing at 38.511446°N 86.36554°W / 38.511446; -86.36554

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Copelin and Danners.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 150
• Indiana State Road 56

School districts

• Paoli Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 62
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 405.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Stampers Creek Township