Fall Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,695 and it contained 4,570 housing units.
It was named from its principal stream and waterfalls.
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History
The Fall Creek Meeting House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2), of which 41.98 square miles (108.7 km2) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) (or 0.69%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Anderson (southwest edge)
Pendleton (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
Huntsville at 40.008653°N 85.730255°W / 40.008653; -85.730255
Idlewold at 39.986153°N 85.752755°W / 39.986153; -85.752755
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Anderson Memorial Park, Bunker, Crosley and Grovelawn.
Major highways
Interstate 69
U.S. Route 36
State Road 9
State Road 38
State Road 67
Airports and landing strips
Harless Airport
Huntzinger Airport
Prisons
Three facilities of the Indiana Department of Corrections are in Fall Creek Township
Pendleton Correctional Facility
Correctional Industrial Facility
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility
Education
South Madison Community School Corporation
Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.
Political districts
Indiana's 6th congressional district
State House District 37
State Senate District 25