Eagle Creek Township | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 41°16′56″N 87°16′56″W / 41.28222°N 87.28222°WCoordinates: 41°16′56″N 87°16′56″W / 41.28222°N 87.28222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lake |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 56.01 sq mi (145.1 km2) |
• Land | 55.84 sq mi (144.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,668 |
• Density | 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-19306 |
GNIS feature ID | 453270 |
Eagle Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 709 housing units.
Eagle Creek Township was established in 1839.
The Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.01 square miles (145.1 km2), of which 55.84 square miles (144.6 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.29%) is water.