Anderson Township is one of fourteen
townships
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in
Madison County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 56,436 and it contained 28,001 housing units.
Aside from the exclaves of
Country Club Heights,
Woodlawn Heights and
River Forest and the town of
Edgewood, the entire township is within the city limits of
Anderson.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.76%) is land and (or 0.27%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Anderson (vast majority)
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Country Club Heights
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Edgewood
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River Forest
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Woodlawn Heights
Communities
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Brentwood at
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Crestlawn at
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Eastern Heights at
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Elmhurst at
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Extension Heights at
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Fairfax at
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Forest Hills at
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Glyn Ellen at
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Grandview at
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Gridley at
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Harmeson Heights at
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Hillcrest at
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Irondale at
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Lowmandale at
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Meadowbrook at
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South Edgewood at
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Western Village at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Booco, Harmeson, Maplewood, Moss, Pleasant Walk, Saint Marys, Vandeventer, Waggy and West Maplewood.
Major highways
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Interstate 69
Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States currently consisting of eight unconnected segments. The longest segment runs from Evansville, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and includ ...
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State Road 9
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State Road 32
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State Road 109
Airports and landing strips
* Community Hospital Airport
* Rolling Hills Convalescent Center Airport
Landmarks
* Hoosier Park Horse Track
Education
* Anderson Community School Corporation
Anderson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Anderson Public Library in
Anderson.
Political districts
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Indiana's 5th congressional district
* State House District 35
* State House District 36
* State House District 37
* State Senate District 25
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Madison County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana