Madison Township is one of fourteen
townships
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in
Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 33,190. The county seat is Frankfort.
History
Clinton County officially came into existence on March 1, 1830, and was named in honor of DeWitt Cli ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,118 (up from 2,079 at 2010
) and it contained 861 housing units. The township was named after President
James Madison
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.
History
The first white settlers in the land that would become Madison Township were Win Winship, Jacob Stettler, Charles Poulston and James Taylor, all of whom arrived in 1829. The first post office was at Winship's Mills with E. Winship as the first postmaster.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Prior to being settled, the land was almost completely covered in dense forest, principally oak, walnut, poplar, sugar maple, beech, ash, hickory, elm, and various other hardwood species.
Cities and towns
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Mulberry
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Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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(unincorporated)
Adjacent townships
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Ross Township (northeast)
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Washington Township (southeast)
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Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (southwest)
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Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
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Perry Township, Tippecanoe County (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 38
State Road 38 (SR 38) in the U.S. state of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.
Route description
SR 38 begins in Lafayette at the intersections of Sagamore Parkway and Main Stre ...
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries, Bennet and Fair Haven.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
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Townships in Clinton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1829 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1829