Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Madison 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 = Jefferson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 150.36
area_land_km2 = 149.01
area_water_km2 = 1.35
area_total_sq_mi = 58.05
area_land_sq_mi = 57.53
area_water_sq_mi = 0.52
area_water_percent = 0.9

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 16770
population_density_km2 = 112.5
population_density_sq_mi = 291.5

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elevation_m = 279
elevation_ft = 915
latd = 38
latm = 46
lats = 45
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longd = 85
longm = 23
longs = 06
longEW = W

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Madison Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 16,770 [ [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=06000US1807746008&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Madison Township covers an area of 58.05 square miles (150.36 square kilometers); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.35 square kilometers) or 0.9 percent is water. The streams of Big Clifty Creek, Crooked Creek, Deans Branch, Dry Fork, Eagle Hollow Creek, Little Clifty Creek, Little Crooked Creek, Schnapps Creek and Turkey Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Madison (the county seat)

Extinct towns

* Central
* North Madison
* Ringwald
* Wirt
* Wirt Station

Adjacent townships

* Monroe Township (north)
* Shelby Township (northeast)
* Milton Township (east)
* Hanover Township (southwest)
* Republican Township (west)
* Smyrna Township (west)
* Lancaster Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains fourteen cemeteries: Baxter, Bayless, Big Creek, Bryner, Fairmount, Higbie, Monroe, Olive Branch, Pleasant Ridge, Rykers Ridge, Saint Anthony, Saint Josephs, Saint Patricks and Springdale.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Madison Municipal Airport

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