Madison Township, Tipton County, Indiana

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Madison Township
Township
Map highlighting Madison Township, Tipton County, Indiana.svg
Location in Tipton County
Coordinates: 40°16′34″N85°54′38″W / 40.27611°N 85.91056°W / 40.27611; -85.91056
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Tipton
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total44.56 sq mi (115.4 km2)
 • Land44.56 sq mi (115.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,286
 • Density29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46031, 46036, 46047, 46072, 46076
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 453599

Madison Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,286 (down from 1,396 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 571 housing units.

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History

Non-Indigenous people began settling in Madison Township around 1830, when it was still a part of Hamilton County and northern parts of the future township were Indian land. Settlers moved to the southern part of the future township first. [4] The first Christian religious services were held in the township in 1839 as a Methodist Episcopal Church congregation meeting which was held at a school house. [5] Tipton County commissioners ordered Madison Township to be created in June 1844. [6]

Geography

The township was originally 36-square miles in size. In September 1846, a half mile strip of the western part of the township was given to Cicero Township and a portion of the northern area was made into Wildcat Township. This left Madison Township at 44-square miles in size. [6] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.56 square miles (115.4 km2), all land. [3]

Topography

The main waterway that flows through the township is Duck Creek, a stream that flows through the eastern part of the township. It is a tributary of Pollywog Creek. Bear Creek's eastern fork flows through the southern part of the township. The land is flat except near the southeastern corner, where Duck Creek causes some unevenness in the topography. [6]

Flora

Historically, the township was covered with a dense forest. Walnut trees, Poplar, Oak, Ash, Elm, Maple, Beech, and Sycamore were commonly found. Smaller numbers of Buckeye, Spicebush and Willow were found, too. Small prairies and wetlands were scattered throughout the area. [4]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Economy

19th century

Early industry in the township comprised wheat, which was exported to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where better prices were being given for wheat than in northern Indiana. Mills were located in Hamilton County, and Madison Township wheat was used to make flour and corn-crackers. Native peoples in the area traded deer skins, venison, bead work and other items for gunpowder, food and clothing. In 1848, the first mill was built in the township. It was owned by Gilbert Wright and sourced power from Duck Creek's west fork. Many of the first homes in the township used lumber from the mill. A second mill, operated with steam, was built in 1868, by B.F. Marshall, in Curtisville. [7]

20th century

By 1914, the township economy was primarily agriculture based. [8]

Education

Early history

The first school in the township was started in 1840, in a log cabin. Cole Birch was the first teacher. He was described as the "handy man of the neighborhood," and not a trained teacher. Birch helped residents with their health problems, built houses, played violin at parties, and was known for being able to "kill more deer, market more coon skins, tell more yarns, sing louder at a camp meeting and stand up under more vile whisky than any other man in the entire county." [9]

The first frame school in the township was built in New Lancaster. It replaced a log cabin school. It was used until the early 20th century. The first public school in the township was introduced in 1854. [10]

Today

Students in Madison Township attend schools in the Tipton Community School Corporation.

Government

Infrastructure

In the early 20th century, the Lake Erie & Western Railroad and a branch of the Indiana Union Traction Company traveled east to west through the township. [8]

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cook, Hobbs and Mount Pleasant.

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References

Sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Madison Township, Tipton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. 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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Pershing, p. 77
  5. ↑ Pershing, p. 200
  6. 1 2 3 Pershing, p. 76
  7. ↑ Pershing, p. 79
  8. 1 2 Pershing, p. 80
  9. ↑ Pershing, p. 187
  10. ↑ Pershing, p. 188
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