Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Fall Creek Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henry
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:30.48
Area Land Sq Mi:30.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Area Water Percent:0.16
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4665
Population Density Sq Mi:151.6
Elevation M:300
Elevation Ft:984
Coordinates:40.0372°N -85.5247°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453291

Fall Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,612 and it contained 1,953 housing units.[2]

Fall Creek Township was organized in 1829.[3] It was named for the stream which runs through it.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.[2] The streams of Candy Brook, Deer Creek, Fair Brook, Honey Creek, Mechanicsburg Drain, Mud Creek, Painter Run, Sharp Run, Sugar Creek and Sweet Brook run through this township forming Fall Creek which meets White River in Indianapolis.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Fattic, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Keesling, Showalter, Pioneer, White Union, and Painter.

Major highways

Education

Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Middletown Fall Creek Library in Middletown.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200055/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18065 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. 1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. 883–884.
  4. Web site: Library Policies . Middletown Fall Creek Library . 7 March 2018.

External links