Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana

Fall Creek Township
Township

Location in Henry County
Coordinates: 40°02′14″N 85°31′29″W / 40.03722°N 85.52472°W / 40.03722; -85.52472Coordinates: 40°02′14″N 85°31′29″W / 40.03722°N 85.52472°W / 40.03722; -85.52472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Henry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 30.48 sq mi (78.9 km2)
 • Land 30.42 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.16%
Elevation 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,612
 • Density 151.6/sq mi (58.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453291

Fall Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,612 and it contained 1,953 housing units.[1]

Fall Creek Township was organized in 1829.[2] It was named for the stream which runs through it.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.48 square miles (78.9 km2), of which 30.42 square miles (78.8 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[1] The streams of Candy Brook, Deer Creek, Fair Brook, Honey Creek, Mechanicsburg Drain, Mud Creek, Painter Run, Sharp Run, Sugar Creek and Sweet Brook run through this township forming Fall Creek which meets White River in Indianapolis.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Fattic, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Keesling, Showalter, Pioneer, White Union, and Painter.

Major highways

Education

Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Middletown Fall Creek Library in Middletown.[3]

References

  • "Fall Creek Township, Henry 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. 1 2 Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. pp. 883–884.
  3. ↑ "Library Policies". Middletown Fall Creek Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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