Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

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.^[2]

Fall Creek Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 85°43′49″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.27 sq mi (109.5 km2)
• Land	41.98 sq mi (108.7 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.69%
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	14,949
• Density	350.1/sq mi (135.2/km2)
ZIP codes	46011, 46013, 46040, 46048, 46064
GNIS feature ID	0453292

It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.^[3]

History

The Fall Creek Meeting House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km²), of which 41.98 square miles (108.7 km²) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²) (or 0.69%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Anderson (southwest edge)
• Pendleton (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Huntsville at 40.008653°N 85.730255°W / 40.008653; -85.730255
• Idlewold at 39.986153°N 85.752755°W / 39.986153; -85.752755

(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^[5]

• 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.^[6]

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 25