Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Pipe Creek Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 85°48′02″W / 40.24444°N 85.80056°WCoordinates: 40°14′40″N 85°48′02″W / 40.24444°N 85.80056°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.47 sq mi (110.0 km^2)
• Land	42.41 sq mi (109.8 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.14%
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	12,497
• Density	294.6/sq mi (113.7/km^2)
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.^[1]

History

Pipe Creek Township was organized in 1833, and named after Pipe Creek.^[2]

Geography

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Elwood (vast majority)
• Frankton (north side)
• West Elwood

Unincorporated towns

• 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

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Carr, Elwood, Howard, Prewett, Saint Josephs, Shell, Sigler, Stoken and Sunset Memorial Park.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 13
• Indiana State Road 28
• Indiana State Road 37

Airports and landing strips

• Elwood Airport

School districts

• Elwood Community School Corporation
• Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 36
• State Senate District 20
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 872.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Pipe Creek Township