Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

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official_name = Fall Creek Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hamilton
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area_total_km2 = 92.77
area_land_km2 = 88.98
area_water_km2 = 3.79
area_total_sq_mi = 35.82
area_land_sq_mi = 34.36
area_water_sq_mi = 1.46
area_water_percent = 4.09

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 17079
population_density_km2 = 191.9
population_density_sq_mi = 497.1

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elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 39
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lats = 36
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longd = 85
longm = 55
longs = 49
longEW = W

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Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 17,079. An estimated 32,151 residents are living in the township as of 2007.

Geography

Fall Creek Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.77 square kilometers); of this, 1.46 square miles (3.79 square kilometers) or 4.09 percent is water. The streams of Lowery Creek, Mount Zion Branch, Sand Creek and Thor Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Noblesville (southeast edge)
* Fishers (east half)

Unincorporated towns

* Ashwood
* Bradford Court
* Breakwater
* Bridgewater
* Britton Ridge
* Brooks
* Brooks Crossing
* Brookston Place
* Bucks Creek
* Carefree Estates
* Chateau Court
* Chestnut Hill
* Collingwood
* Crosswinds At Windermere
* Cumberland Ridge
* Cumberland Woods
* Devore Place
* Forest Knoll
* Geist Woods
* Glen Abbey At Windermere
* Gray Eagle
* Haig Point
* Hawthorn Hills
* Heather Point
* Heritage Green
* Highland Springs
* Hillsborough
* Lakeside Green
* Luxhaven
* Masthead
* Olio
* Plantana
* Pleasant View
* Quaker Ridge
* Sail Place
* Sand Creek Woods
* Sandstone Lakes
* Sandstone Ridge
* Sandstone Woods
* Sawgrass
* Spyglass Hill
* Sweetbriar
* The Anchorage
* The Hawthorns
* The Portage
* The Springs of Cambridge
* Thorny Ridge
* Tremont
* Turner Grove
* Valley Farms Estates
* Windermere Pointe
* Windermere Villas
* Windjammer
* Woods Edge(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Wayne Township (north)
* Green Township, Madison County (east)
* Vernon Township, Hancock County (southeast)
* Lawrence Township, Marion County (southwest)
* Delaware Township (west)
* Noblesville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Arnett, Bethlehem, Brooks, Helm, Highland, Lowery, McKay and Mount Zion.

Major highways

* Interstate 69
* Indiana State Road 238

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Hamilton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Hamilton County]