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Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°02′14″N 85°31′29″W / 40.03722°N 85.52472°W / 40.03722; -85.52472
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Fall Creek Township
Township
Location in Henry County
Location in Henry County
Coordinates: 40°02′14″N 85°31′29″W / 40.03722°N 85.52472°W / 40.03722; -85.52472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHenry
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
30.48 sq mi (78.9 km2)
 • Land30.42 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
4,665
 • Density151.6/sq mi (58.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453291

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.[2]

Fall Creek Township was organized in 1829.[3] It was named for the stream which runs through it.[3]

Geography

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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.[2] 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

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Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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

Major highways

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Education

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Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Middletown Fall Creek Library in Middletown.[4]

References

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  • "Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. pp. 883–884.
  4. ^ "Library Policies". Middletown Fall Creek Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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