Green Township, Madison County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Green 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:24.13
Area Land Sq Mi:23.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.14
Area Water Percent:0.58
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7243
Population Density Sq Mi:314.2
Elevation M:265
Elevation Ft:869
Coordinates:39.9897°N -85.8194°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46040, 46048, 46051, 46064
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453342

Green Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,537 and it contained 2,758 housing units.[2]

History

Green Township was organized in 1826. It was named for Nathanael Greene.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.42%) is land and (or 0.58%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Doty, Fausset, Gravel Lawn, Hiday, Jones, Mount Carmel, Nicholson and Pleasant Valley.

Major highways

Education

Green Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.[4]

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Green 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 . 779.
  4. Web site: How to Get a Library Card . Pendleton Community Public Library . 10 March 2018.

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