Duck Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 548 and it contained 240 housing units.[2]
Duck Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Madison County | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′59″N 85°49′17″W / 40.33306°N 85.82139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Madison |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.98 sq mi (62.1 km2) |
| • Land | 23.98 sq mi (62.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 534 |
| • Density | 22.8/sq mi (8.8/km2) |
| ZIP code | 46036 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453267 |
History
editDuck Creek Township was organized in 1852. It takes its name from a stream in the southeastern part.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.98 square miles (62.1 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
edit- Elwood (north edge)
Unincorporated towns
edit- College Corner at 40°18′21″N 85°50′31″W / 40.305872°N 85.841925°W
- Leisure at 40°21′51″N 85°50′35″W / 40.364206°N 85.843037°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains Waymire Cemetery.
Major highways
edit
Education
editMost of the township is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation while the southern portion is in the Elwood Community School Corporation.[4] The former district's comprehensive high school is Madison-Grant High School.
Duck Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.[5]
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 35
- State Senate District 20
References
edit- "Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 715.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.