Stony Creek Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Madison County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,871 and it contained 1,613 housing units.
It was named from a stream in the northwestern part.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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Lapel
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Unincorporated towns
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Edgewood Village at
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Fishersburg at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Brookside and Old Woodward.
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 32
State Road 32 (SR 32) in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about . The western terminus of SR 32 is at the Illinois state line, sout ...
Education
* Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
Stony Creek 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
Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana comprising Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana, Madison, Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware, Grant County, Indiana, Grant, and ...
* State House District 37
* State Senate District 20
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Stony Creek Township WebsiteIndiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of IndianaTown of Lapel
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Townships in Madison County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana