Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Fall Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Madison
Government Type:Indiana township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:42.27
Area Land Sq Mi:41.98
Area Water Sq Mi:0.29
Area Water Percent:0.69
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:14949
Population Density Sq Mi:350.1
Elevation M:268
Elevation Ft:879
Coordinates:39.9981°N -85.7303°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46011, 46013, 46040, 46048, 46064
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info: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.[2]

It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.[3]

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, of which (or 99.31%) is land and (or 0.69%) is water.[2]

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[4]

Education

Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.[5]

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana . . March 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204455/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18095 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . Wilson, Humprheys & Co. . Forkner, John La Rue . Dyson, Byron H. . 1897 . 721.
  4. "Pendleton town, Indiana." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 26, 2010.
  5. Web site: How to Get a Library Card . Pendleton Community Public Library . 10 March 2018.

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