Pipe Creek 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 12,497 and it contained 5,828 housing units.
History
Pipe Creek Township was organized in 1833, and named after
Pipe Creek.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.86%) is land and (or 0.14%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Elwood (vast majority)
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Frankton (north side)
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West Elwood
Unincorporated towns
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Dundee
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at
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South Elwood at
Cemeteries
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Carr, Elwood, Howard, Prewett, Saint Josephs, Shell, Sigler, Stoken and Sunset Memorial Park.
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 13
State Road 13 (SR 13) is a north–south state road in the US state of Indiana. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 36 (US 36) and SR 67, in the town of Fortville, and its northern terminus is at the Mic ...
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Indiana State Road 28
State Road 28 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about and passing about to the north of the state capital of Indianapolis.
Route descript ...
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Indiana State Road 37
State Road 37 (SR 37) is a major route in the U.S. state of Indiana, running as a four-lane divided highway for a majority of its course in Southern and Central Indiana.
At one time, the route ran from the southwest corner of the state t ...
Airports and landing strips
* Elwood Airport
Education
* Elwood Community School Corporation
* Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
Pipe Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.
Political districts
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Indiana's 5th congressional district
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* State House District 36
* State Senate District 20
* 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