Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°59′53″N 85°43′49″W / 39.99806°N 85.73028°W / 39.99806; -85.73028Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMadisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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

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

Geography

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

Anderson (southwest edge)
Pendleton (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Huntsville at 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.008653°N 85.730255°W / 40.008653; -85.730255
Idlewold at 39°59′10″N 85°45′10″W / 39.986153°N 85.752755°W / 39.986153; -85.752755

(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

Interstate 69
U.S. Route 36
State Road 9
State Road 38
State Road 67

Airports and landing strips

Harless Airport
Huntzinger Airport

Prisons

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

Education

South Madison Community School Corporation

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

Political districts

Indiana's 6th congressional district
State House District 37
State Senate District 25

References

"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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 721.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Pendleton town, Indiana^{[permanent dead link]}." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 26, 2010.
^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.