Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Pipe Creek Township
—  Township  —
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 85°48′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.55 sq mi (110.2 km2)
• Land	42.49 sq mi (110.06 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	13,762
• Density	323.9/sq mi (125/km2)
ZIP codes	46001, 46036, 46044
GNIS feature ID	0453741

Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 13,762.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pipe Creek Township covers an area of 42.55 square miles (110.2 km²); of this, 42.49 square miles (110.0 km²) (99.87 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.13 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Elwood (vast majority)
• Frankton (north side)

Unincorporated towns

• Dundee at 40.2722619°N 85.7560886°W / 40.2722619; -85.7560886
• South Elwood at 40.262539°N 85.8422023°W / 40.262539; -85.8422023

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

School districts

• Elwood Community School Corporation
• Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th 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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453741. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Pipe Creek Township