Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana

Deer Creek, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°36′54″N 86°23′26″W / 40.61500°N 86.39056°W / 40.61500; -86.39056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipWashington Township
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Land0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
115
 • Density804.20/sq mi (310.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code18-17245[2]
GNIS feature ID2806473[1]

Deer Creek is an unincorporated town in Carroll County, Indiana, in the United States.[1] It is tracked by the United States Census as a census-designated place.

History

A post office was established at Deer Creek in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[4] The community was named from the eponymous creek.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020115—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Deer Creek, for the nearby stream of the same name...
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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