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.

It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.

Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

History

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

Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.31%) is land and (or 0.69%) is water.

Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Cities, towns, villages

Anderson (southwest edge) Pendleton (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Huntsville at

Idlewold at

(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 Pendleton Correctional Facility Correctional Industrial Facility Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility

Education

South Madison Community School Corporation

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

Political districts

Indiana's 6th congressional district

State House District 37

State Senate District 25

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

City-Data.com page for Fall Creek Township

Fall Creek Township History

Townships in Madison County, Indiana

Townships in Indiana