Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana

Deer Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Carroll County, Indiana, in the United States.[3]

Deer Creek, Indiana
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipWashington Township
Area
[1]
 • Total0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Land0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total115
 • Density804.20/sq mi (310.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code18-17245[2]
GNIS feature ID449647[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020115—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

A post office was established at Deer Creek in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[5] The community was named from the eponymous creek.[6]

Education

Deer Creek residents may obtain a library card at the Burlington Community Library in Burlington.[7]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek, Carroll County, Indiana
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Deer Creek, for the nearby stream of the same name...
  7. "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


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