Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Coal Creek Township
—  Township  —
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°10′04″N 87°00′30″W / 40.16778°N 87.00833°W / 40.16778; -87.00833Coordinates: 40°10′04″N 87°00′30″W / 40.16778°N 87.00833°W / 40.16778; -87.00833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	53.78 sq mi (139.29 km2)
- Land	53.78 sq mi (139.29 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,541
- Density	28.7/sq mi (11.1/km2)
ZIP codes	47933, 47955, 47967, 47981, 47990, 47994
GNIS feature ID	0453236

Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,541.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Coal Creek Township covers an area of 53.78 square miles (139.3 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• New Richmond
• Wingate

Unincorporated towns

• Elmdale at 40°08′12″N 87°01′03″W / 40.1367072°N 87.0175079°W / 40.1367072; -87.0175079

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Meharry, Mount Pleasant, Oakland, Old Turkey Run, Pleasant Hill, Willhite and Wilson Killen.

Public Safety

Fire and basic medical service is provided by Coal Creek Fire & Rescue Inc. CCF&R is the only volunteer fire department within Montgomery County to boast more than one fire station. A new building, completed in 2006, resides in New Richmond, and recently in 2010, CCFD opened a newer facility in Wingate, although both towns each had a fire hall prior to recently relocating. Coal Creek Fire & Rescue & Coal Creek Township, will become part of the North West Montgomery Fire Territory in conjunction with Madison Twp,& the towns of Wingate & New Richmond, starting Jan.1, 2012

Ambulance service is provided by S.T.A.R. http://starambulance.net/

CCF&R is funded by contracts from both the towns of Wingate and New Richmond, as well as by taxes paid to the Township Trustee.

Law enforcement service is provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department as well as the Indiana State Police, Wingate Town Marshal, and the New Richmond Town Marshal.

School districts

• North Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 23

References

• "Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453236. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Coal Creek Township