Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana
Pipe Creek Township | |
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![]() Location in Madison County | |
Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 85°48′02″W / 40.24444°N 85.80056°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Madison |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 42.47 sq mi (110.0 km2) |
• Land | 42.41 sq mi (109.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.14% |
Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,125 |
• Density | 294.6/sq mi (113.7/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46001, 46036, 46044 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453741 |
Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,497 and it contained 5,828 housing units.[2]
History
[edit]Pipe Creek Township was organized in 1833, and named after Pipe Creek.[3]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.47 square miles (110.0 km2), of which 42.41 square miles (109.8 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]- Elwood (vast majority)
- Frankton (north side)
- West Elwood
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Dundee at 40°16′20″N 85°45′22″W / 40.272262°N 85.756089°W
- South Elwood at 40°15′45″N 85°50′32″W / 40.262539°N 85.842202°W
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these nine cemeteries: Carr, Elwood, Howard, Prewett, Saint Josephs, Shell, Sigler, Stoken and Sunset Memorial Park.
Major highways
[edit]Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Elwood Airport
Education
[edit]- Elwood Community School Corporation
- Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
Pipe Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.[4]
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 36
- State Senate District 20
- State Senate District 25
References
[edit]- "Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Pipe 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. 872.
- ^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.