Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°31′35″N 84°55′51″W / 40.52639°N 84.93083°W / 40.52639; -84.93083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.25 sq mi (93.9 km²) • Land36.23 sq mi (93.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

863 ft (263 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total1,587 • Density44/sq mi (17/km²)GNIS feature ID0453101

Bearcreek Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,587 (up from 1,578 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 465 housing units.^[1]

History

Bearcreek Township was organized in 1836.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.25 square miles (93.9 km²), of which 36.23 square miles (93.8 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2] The streams of Deer Creek and Tri Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Bryant

Unincorporated towns

Antiville
Bloomfield
Pleasant Ridge
Westchester

Adjacent townships

Wabash Township, Adams County (north)
Jefferson Township, Adams County (northeast)
Wabash Township (east)
Noble Township (southeast)
Wayne Township (south)
Jackson Township (west)
Hartford Township, Adams County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Borris, Old Baptist and Pingrey.

Major highways

References

"Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 98.