Pike Township is one of the nine

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s of Marion County,

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, United States,

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, located in the northwestern portion of the county. The entire township is administratively part of

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, although a portion of the included town of Clermont lies in the southwest corner. As of the 2010 census, Pike Township had a population of 77,895 living in an area of approximately 107 km² (41.5 mi²). Pike Township was named for

Zebulon Pike Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions under authority of President Thomas Jefferson ...

. The

Metropolitan School District of Pike Township The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is a school district in the northwestern portion of Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1937 for grades K-12, the district is relatively diverse, with a 91.1% nonwhit ...

nearly covers the township, but a small area in the south is within the Indianapolis Public Schools system. The private

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is also in this township. Pike Township is home to

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and

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. The

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Dow AgroSciences Dow AgroSciences LLC was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company specializing in not only agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, but also seeds and biotechnology solutions. The company was based in Indianapolis, Indiana, in ...

Klipsch Audio Technologies Klipsch Audio Technologies (also referred to as Klipsch Speakers or Klipsch Group, Inc.) is an American loudspeaker company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in Hope, Arkansas, in 1946 as 'Klipsch and Associates' by Paul W. Klipsch, the c ...

, Cheever Racing, and the

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have their headquarters there. The north junction of I-65 and

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is located in this township and while

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runs through the southwest corner, there are no exits available from I-74.

Geography

Municipalities

* Clermont (northern half) *

(partial)

References

External links

Pike Township Historical Society
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Historic Traders Point

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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