Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Fall Creek Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Henry
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 78.86
area_land_km2 = 78.82
area_water_km2 = 0.04
area_total_sq_mi = 30.45
area_land_sq_mi = 30.43
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.05

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4811
population_density_km2 = 61
population_density_sq_mi = 158.1

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elevation_m = 300
elevation_ft = 984
latd = 40
latm = 02
lats = 14
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 31
longs = 29
longEW = W

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Fall Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,811 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1806522630&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Fall Creek Township covers an area of 30.45 square miles (78.86 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.04 square kilometers) or 0.05 percent is water. The streams of Candy Brook, Deer Creek, Fair Brook, Honey Creek, Mechanicsburg Drain, Mud Creek, Painter Run, Sharp Run, Sugar Creek and Sweet Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Middletown

Unincorporated towns

* Honey Creek
* Mechanicsburg(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Salem Township, Delaware County (north)
* Jefferson Township (east)
* Harrison Township (south)
* Adams Township, Madison County (west)
* Union Township, Madison County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Fattic, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Keesling and Painter.

Major highways

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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/Henry.htm Indiana Township Association page for Henry County]