Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Deer Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,566 (slightly down from 4,571 at 2010 ) and it contained 1,975 housing units.

History
Deer Creek Township was organized in 1828.

The Baum-Shaeffer Farm, Carrollton Bridge, Deer Creek Valley Rural Historic District, Delphi Lime Kilns, Lock No. 33 Lock Keeper's House, and Wabash and Erie Canal Lock No. 33, Fred and Minnie Raber Farm, Sunset Point, and Wilson Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.94 sqmi, of which 43.7 sqmi (or 99.45%) is land and 0.24 sqmi (or 0.55%) is water.

Cities and towns

 * Delphi (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

 * Harley (extinct)

Adjacent townships

 * Adams (north)
 * Rock Creek (northeast)
 * Jackson (east)
 * Monroe (southeast)
 * Madison (south)
 * Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest)
 * Tippecanoe (west)
 * Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 421.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 421
 * [[Image:Indiana 18.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 18
 * [[Image:Indiana 25.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 25
 * [[Image:Indiana 218.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 218

Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bostetter, Delphi, Mears, Robinson, Saint Josephs, Sharp Point, Whistler and Wingard.