Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana
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Cedar Creek Township | |
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 Barns at the Buckley Homestead, a historic site in the township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°15′17″N 87°22′43″W / 41.25472°N 87.37861°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 | |
• Total | 12,725 |
| • Density | 201.6/sq mi (77.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46307, 46356, 46377 |
| Area code | 219 |
| FIPS code | 18-11026[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453171 |
Cedar Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,725, containing 4,710 housing units,[2] up from 12,097 as of 2010.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,691 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,407 | 42.3% | |
| 1910 | 2,312 | −3.9% | |
| 1920 | 2,381 | 3.0% | |
| 1930 | 2,619 | 10.0% | |
| 1940 | 3,010 | 14.9% | |
| 1950 | 3,536 | 17.5% | |
| 1960 | 5,010 | 41.7% | |
| 1970 | 6,365 | 27.0% | |
| 1980 | 8,704 | 36.7% | |
| 1990 | 9,009 | 3.5% | |
| 2000 | 10,649 | 18.2% | |
| 2010 | 12,097 | 13.6% | |
| 2020 | 12,725 | 5.2% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Cedar Creek Township was established in 1839.[6]
The Buckley Homestead was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[7]
