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Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 85°43′49″W / 39.99806°N 85.73028°W / 39.99806; -85.73028
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Fall Creek Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 85°43′49″W / 39.99806°N 85.73028°W / 39.99806; -85.73028
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMadison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total42.27 sq mi (109.5 km2)
 • Land41.98 sq mi (108.7 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.69%
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total14,949
 • Density350.1/sq mi (135.2/km2)
ZIP codes
46011, 46013, 46040, 46048, 46064
GNIS feature ID0453292

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

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The Fall Creek Meeting House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[4]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2), of which 41.98 square miles (108.7 km2) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 0.69%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

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Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Anderson Memorial Park, Bunker, Crosley and Grovelawn.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

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  • Harless Airport
  • Huntzinger Airport

Prisons

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Three facilities of the Indiana Department of Corrections are in Fall Creek Township[5]

Education

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Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.[6]

Political districts

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References

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  • "Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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. 721.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Pendleton town, Indiana[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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