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.
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.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains eight cemeteries: Fattic, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Keesling, Showalter, Pioneer, White Union, and Painter.
Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Middletown Fall Creek Library in Middletown.[4]