Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

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Fall Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.svg
Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′36″N85°55′49″W / 39.96000°N 85.93028°W / 39.96000; -85.93028
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Hamilton
Organized1833
Government
 • Type Indiana township
 •  Trustee Doug Allman
Area
 • Total
35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land33.67 sq mi (87.2 km2)
 • Water2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2)  5.84%
Elevation
830 ft (253 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
70,892
 • Density1,532.8/sq mi (591.8/km2)
Time zone EST
Area code 317
GNIS feature ID0453290
Website fallcreektwp.com

Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,613 and it contained 17,542 housing units. [2]

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History

Fall Creek Township was organized in 1833. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 33.67 square miles (87.2 km2) (or 94.13%) is land and 2.09 square miles (5.4 km2) (or 5.84%) is water. [2] The streams of Bee Camp Creek, Bills Branch, Britton Branch, Flatfork Creek, High Ditch, Lowery Creek, Mount Zion Branch, Mud Creek, Sand Creek, Thorpe Creek, Thor Run, and William Lehr Ditch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Arnett, Bethlehem, Brooks, Helm, Highland, Lowery, McKay and Mount Zion.

Major highways

Education

Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 166.
  4. ↑ "How do I get a library card?". Hamilton East Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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