Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Indiana
Thorncreek Township | |
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St. Matthew's United Methodist Church on State Road 9 | |
Location in Whitley County | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′16″N 85°29′03″W / 41.22111°N 85.48417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Whitley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.05 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.17 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.87 sq mi (2.3 km2) 2.41% |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,159 |
| • Density | 118.4/sq mi (45.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46725 |
| Area code | 260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453893 |
Thorncreek Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,159 (down slightly from 4,166 at 2010) and it contained 1,909 housing units.
The township has two main population clusters. The southern edge of the township consists of the unincorporated northern suburban developments of Columbia City, and in the extreme northeastern part of the township there is the unincorporated settlement and census-designated place known as Tri-Lakes.