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Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,497 and it contained 5,828 housing units.

History

Pipe Creek Township was organized in 1833, and named after Pipe Creek.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.47 square miles (110.0 km), of which 42.41 square miles (109.8 km) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) (or 0.14%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Carr, Elwood, Howard, Prewett, Saint Josephs, Shell, Sigler, Stoken and Sunset Memorial Park.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Elwood Airport

Education

  • Elwood Community School Corporation
  • Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Pipe Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.

Political districts

References

  • "Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 872.
  4. ^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.