Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Fall Creek Township
Township

Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 85°43′49″W / 39.99806°N 85.73028°WCoordinates: 39°59′53″N 85°43′49″W / 39.99806°N 85.73028°W
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Madison
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 42.27 sq mi (109.5 km2)
 • Land 41.98 sq mi (108.7 km2)
 • Water 0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.69%
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 14,695
 • Density 350.1/sq mi (135.2/km2)
ZIP codes 46011, 46013, 46040, 46048, 46064
GNIS feature ID 0453292

Fall Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,695 and it contained 4,570 housing units.[1]

It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2), of which 41.98 square miles (108.7 km2) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 0.69%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Anderson Memorial Park, Bunker, Crosley and Grovelawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Prisons

Three facilities of the Indiana Department of Corrections are in Fall Creek Township[3]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Forkner, John La Rue and Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 721.
  3. ↑ "Pendleton town, Indiana." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 26, 2010.

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