Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

Pipe Creek Township
Township

Farmland in Pipe Creek Township

Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 86°07′57″W / 40.69611°N 86.13250°W / 40.69611; -86.13250Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 86°07′57″W / 40.69611°N 86.13250°W / 40.69611; -86.13250
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Miami
Organized 6 September 1843
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 25.59 sq mi (66.3 km2)
 • Land 25.33 sq mi (65.6 km2)
 • Water 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  1.02%
Elevation 758 ft (231 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,294
 • Density 248.5/sq mi (95.9/km2)
ZIP codes 46914, 46932, 46970
GNIS feature ID 0453742

Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,294 and it contained 2,936 housing units.[1] The north three-quarters of Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base is in the southwest corner of the township.

History

Pipe Creek Township was organized by the county commissioners on September 6, 1843, and named for its largest stream, Pipe Creek.[2][3]

The B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 and Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.59 square miles (66.3 km2), of which 25.33 square miles (65.6 km2) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 1.02%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Garnand, Leonda, Metzger and Springdale.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Stephens, John H. (1896). "Pipe Creek Township". History of Miami County. Peru, Indiana: The John H. Stephens Publishing House.
  3. ↑ Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 139.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. 2012-04-13.
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