| Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Mechanicsburg  Mechanicsburg | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′18″N85°33′26″W / 40.00500°N 85.55722°W Coordinates: 40°00′18″N85°33′26″W / 40.00500°N 85.55722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Henry |
| Township | Fall Creek |
| Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
| ZIP code | 47356 |
| FIPS code | 18-48168 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 449694 [2] |
Mechanicsburg is an unincorporated community in Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Fall Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,612 and it contained 1,953 housing units.
Henry County is a county located in east central Indiana, United States. As of 2010, the population was 49,462. The county seat and largest and only city is New Castle. Henry County is the main setting of the novel Raintree County by Ross Lockridge, Jr..
