Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana
Stony Creek Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Madison County | |
Coordinates: 40°04′31″N 85°48′33″W / 40.07528°N 85.80917°WCoordinates: 40°04′31″N 85°48′33″W / 40.07528°N 85.80917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Madison |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.28 sq mi (73.2 km2) |
• Land | 28.28 sq mi (73.2 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,871 |
• Density | 136.9/sq mi (52.9/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46011, 46051, 46064 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453879 |
Stony Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,871 and it contained 1,613 housing units.[1]
It was named from a stream in the northwestern part.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.28 square miles (73.2 km2), all land.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Bloomer at 40°05′02″N 85°46′05″W / 40.08393°N 85.768033°W
- Edgewood Village at 40°06′05″N 85°45′11″W / 40.10143°N 85.753033°W
- Fishersburg at 40°04′19″N 85°51′34″W / 40.071983°N 85.859425°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Brookside and Old Woodward.
Major highways
School districts
- Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 37
- State Senate District 20
References
- "Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- 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.
- ↑ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 953.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Stony Creek Township
- Town of Lapel
- Stony Creek Lifestyle Newspaper
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