Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
# Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Lost Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,497 and it contained 4,236 housing units. It contains Terre Haute, Indiana's eastern, suburban end, along with the affluent Hulman family ranch and the Terre Haute International Airport originally named after the family. Seelyville, the third largest city in the county, is also located there.

## History

Vigo County Home for Dependent Children was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 $km^2),$ of which 35.23 square miles (91.2 $km^2)$ (or 98.49%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 $km^2)$ (or 1.51%) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

* Seelyville
* Terre Haute (east side)

### Unincorporated communities

* Cherryvale
* East Glenn
* Glenn Ayr
* Gospel Grove
* Grange Corner
* Swalls
* Tabertown

### Adjacent townships

* Nevins Township (northeast)
* Posey Township, Clay County (east)
* Perry Township, Clay County (southeast)
* Riley Township (south)
* Honey Creek Township (southwest)
* Harrison Township (west)
* Otter Creek Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

The township contains at least these sixteen named cemeteries: Baker-Coltrin, Babtist-Moses, Calvary, Chamberlain, Cheek, Dickerson, Highland Lawn, Hobmeyer-Trueblood-Ladd-Habermeyer, Hoskins, Hyde, Mewhinney, Patterson, Roberts, Swalls, Turner-Shcolfield, and Wood. As well as at least four unnamed family plots.

### Airports and landing strips

* Hulman Field

### Lakes

* Hulmans Lake

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,907 people and 3,968 households residing in the township. The population density was $281/mi^2.$ The racial makeup of the township was 95.5% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, less than 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 113 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,298, and the median income for a family was $66,000. The per capita income for the township was $25,181. 5.7% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the poverty line.

## School districts

* Vigo County School Corporation

## Political districts

* Indiana's 8th congressional district
* State House District 43
* State Senate District 38

## Notable people

* Al Barker, baseball player
