Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°14′40″N 85°48′02″W / 40.24444°N 85.80056°W / 40.24444; -85.80056Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMadisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.47 sq mi (110.0 km²) • Land42.41 sq mi (109.8 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.14%Elevation

860 ft (262 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total12,125 • Density294.6/sq mi (113.7/km²)ZIP codes

46001, 46036, 46044

GNIS feature ID0453741

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.^[2]

History

Pipe Creek Township was organized in 1833, and named after Pipe Creek.^[3]

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.^[2]

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 / 40.272262; -85.756089
South Elwood at 40°15′45″N 85°50′32″W / 40.262539°N 85.842202°W / 40.262539; -85.842202

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

Education

Elwood Community School Corporation
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Pipe Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.^[4]

Political districts

Indiana's 5th 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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "Census Bureau profile: Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 872.
^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.