Williams Creek, Indiana
| Williams Creek, Indiana | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Williams Creek in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′5″N 86°8′58″W / 39.90139°N 86.14944°WCoordinates: 39°54′5″N 86°8′58″W / 39.90139°N 86.14944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Marion |
| Township | Washington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town President | Scott Preston |
| • Town Clerk-Treasurer | Robert Parrin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 407 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 413 |
| • Density | 1,233.3/sq mi (476.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 18-84374 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0446069 |
Williams Creek is an affluent town in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana. It is located about 8 miles (13 km) north of downtown Indianapolis and is slightly northeast of the neighboring Town of Meridian Hills. Williams Creek was originally planned as an exclusive community for the wealthy in 1925, and it was incorporated as a town in 1932. The population was 407 at the 2010 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11. Williams Creek remains an exclusive wooded residential enclave for the wealthy. It was also where American writer Kurt Vonnegut's parents lived, when he wrote a letter home from Europe after surviving the bombing of Dresden as a POW.
Williams Creek is located at 39°54′5″N 86°8′58″W / 39.90139°N 86.14944°W (39.901439, -86.149371).
According to the 2010 census, Williams Creek has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 407 people, 146 households, and 119 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,233.3 inhabitants per square mile (476.2/km2). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 469.7 per square mile (181.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% White, 1.0% African American, 1.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.
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