Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Fall Creek Township
Township

Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′36″N 85°55′49″W / 39.96000°N 85.93028°W / 39.96000; -85.93028Coordinates: 39°57′36″N 85°55′49″W / 39.96000°N 85.93028°W / 39.96000; -85.93028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hamilton
Government
 • Type Indiana township
 • Trustee Doug Allman
Area
 • Total 35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land 33.67 sq mi (87.2 km2)
 • Water 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2)  5.84%
Elevation 830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 51,613
 • Density 1,532.8/sq mi (591.8/km2)
Time zone EST
Area code(s) 317
GNIS feature ID 0453290

Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,613 and it contained 17,542 housing units.[1]

History

Fall Creek Township was organized in 1833.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 33.67 square miles (87.2 km2) (or 94.13%) is land and 2.09 square miles (5.4 km2) (or 5.84%) is water.[1] The streams of Bee Camp Creek, Bills Branch, Britton Branch, Flatfork Creek, High Ditch, Lowery Creek, Mount Zion Branch, Mud Creek, Sand Creek, Thorpe Creek, Thor Run, and William Lehr Ditch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

  • Ashwood
  • Bradford Court
  • Breakwater
  • Bridgewater
  • Britton Ridge
  • Brooks
  • Brooks Crossing
  • Brookston Place
  • Bucks Creek
  • Carefree Estates
  • Chateau Court
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Collingwood
  • Crosswinds At Windermere
  • Cumberland Ridge
  • Cumberland Woods
  • Devore Place
  • Forest Knoll
  • Geist Woods
  • Glen Abbey At Windermere
  • Gray Eagle
  • Haig Point
  • Hawthorn Hills
  • Heather Point
  • Heritage Green
  • Highland Springs
  • Hillsborough
  • Lakeside Green
  • Luxhaven
  • Masthead
  • Olio
  • Plantana
  • Pleasant View
  • Quaker Ridge
  • Sail Place
  • Sand Creek Woods
  • Sandstone Lakes
  • Sandstone Ridge
  • Sandstone Woods
  • Sawgrass
  • Spyglass Hill
  • Sweetbriar
  • The Anchorage
  • The Hawthorns
  • The Portage
  • The Springs of Cambridge
  • Thorny Ridge
  • Tremont
  • Turner Grove
  • Valley Farms Estates
  • Windermere Pointe
  • Windermere Villas
  • Windjammer
  • Woods Edge

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Arnett, Bethlehem, Brooks, Helm, Highland, Lowery, McKay and Mount Zion.

Major highways

Education

Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville.[3]

References

  • "Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 166.
  3. ↑ "How do I get a library card?". Hamilton East Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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