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Green Township, Madison County, Indiana

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Green Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Location in Madison County
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMadison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
24.13 sq mi (62.5 km2)
 • Land23.99 sq mi (62.1 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.58%
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
7,537
 • Density314.2/sq mi (121.3/km2)
ZIP codes
46040, 46048, 46051, 46064
GNIS feature ID0453342

Green Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,537 and it contained 2,758 housing units.[1]

History

Green Township was organized in 1826. It was named for Nathanael Greene.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.13 square miles (62.5 km2), of which 23.99 square miles (62.1 km2) (or 99.42%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.58%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Doty, Fausset, Gravel Lawn, Hiday, Jones, Mount Carmel, Nicholson and Pleasant Valley.

Major highways

School districts

  • South Madison Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Green Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 779.
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