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.[2]
Fall Creek Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Madison County | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
• Total | 14,949 |
| • Density | 350.1/sq mi (135.2/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 46011, 46013, 46040, 46048, 46064 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453292 |
It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.[3]
History
editThe Fall Creek Meeting House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[4]
Geography
editAccording 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.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
editUnincorporated towns
edit- Huntsville at 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.008653°N 85.730255°W
- Idlewold at 39°59′10″N 85°45′10″W / 39.986153°N 85.752755°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these four cemeteries: Anderson Memorial Park, Bunker, Crosley and Grovelawn.
Major highways
edit
Airports and landing strips
edit- Harless Airport
- Huntzinger Airport
Prisons
editThree facilities of the Indiana Department of Corrections are in Fall Creek Township[5]
Education
editFall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.[6]
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 37
- State Senate District 25
References
edit- "Fall 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: Fall 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. 721.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Pendleton town, Indiana[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 26, 2010.
- ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
