Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana

Anderson Township
—  Township  —
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°05′30″N 85°41′33″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	37.47 sq mi (97.04 km2)
• Land	37.37 sq mi (96.79 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  0.26%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	60,026
• Density	1,606.3/sq mi (620.2/km2)
ZIP codes	46011, 46012, 46013, 46016, 46017
GNIS feature ID	0453087

Anderson Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 60,026. Aside from the exclaves of Country Club Heights and River Forest, the entire township is within the city limits of Anderson, Indiana.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Anderson Township covers an area of 37.47 square miles (97.0 km²); of this, 37.37 square miles (96.8 km²) (99.74 percent) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.26 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Anderson (vast majority)
• Country Club Heights
• Edgewood
• River Forest
• Woodlawn Heights

Communities

• Brentwood at 40.0975413°N 85.7152545°W / 40.0975413; -85.7152545
• Crestlawn at 40.0747643°N 85.6802542°W / 40.0747643; -85.6802542
• Eastern Heights at 40.108931°N 85.6571981°W / 40.108931; -85.6571981
• Elmhurst at 40.0978191°N 85.7213657°W / 40.0978191; -85.7213657
• Extension Heights at 40.1047643°N 85.6602538°W / 40.1047643; -85.6602538
• Fairfax at 40.104209°N 85.6499759°W / 40.104209; -85.6499759
• Forest Hills at 40.1236525°N 85.6966431°W / 40.1236525; -85.6966431
• Glyn Ellen at 40.1111534°N 85.6477536°W / 40.1111534; -85.6477536
• Grandview at 40.1183746°N 85.7083099°W / 40.1183746; -85.7083099
• Gridley at 40.0886535°N 85.6527538°W / 40.0886535; -85.6527538
• Harmeson Heights at 40.0586531°N 85.6921988°W / 40.0586531; -85.6921988
• Hillcrest at 40.1078198°N 85.664976°W / 40.1078198; -85.664976
• Irondale at 40.0986533°N 85.657476°W / 40.0986533; -85.657476
• Lowmandale at 40.0780979°N 85.6633094°W / 40.0780979; -85.6633094
• Meadowbrook at 40.0786532°N 85.6780319°W / 40.0786532; -85.6780319
• South Edgewood at 40.0972633°N 85.7327548°W / 40.0972633; -85.7327548
• Western Village at 40.1080968°N 85.7171989°W / 40.1080968; -85.7171989

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Booco, Maplewood, Moss, Pleasant Walk, Saint Marys, Vandeventer and West Maplewood.

Major highways

• Interstate 69
• Indiana State Road 9
• Indiana State Road 32
• Indiana State Road 109

Airports and landing strips

• Community Hospital Airport
• Rolling Hills Convalescent Center Airport

Landmarks

• Hoosier Park Horse Track

School districts

• Anderson Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 35
• State House District 36
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453087. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Anderson Township
• Anderson Township History