Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana
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.
It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.
History
The Fall Creek Meeting House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km), of which 41.98 square miles (108.7 km) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km) (or 0.69%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- 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
The township contains these four cemeteries: Anderson Memorial Park, Bunker, Crosley and Grovelawn.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Harless Airport
- Huntzinger Airport
Prisons
Three facilities of the Indiana Department of Corrections are in Fall Creek Township
- Pendleton Correctional Facility
- Correctional Industrial Facility
- Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility
Education
Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 37
- State Senate District 25
References
- "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.
- ^ "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." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 26, 2010.
- ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Fall Creek Township
- Fall Creek Township History
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