Green Township, Madison County, Indiana

Green Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 85°49′10″W / 39.98972°N 85.81944°W / 39.98972; -85.81944Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 85°49′10″W / 39.98972°N 85.81944°W / 39.98972; -85.81944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	24.13 sq mi (62.5 km2)
• Land	23.99 sq mi (62.1 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.58%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,537
• Density	314.2/sq mi (121.3/km2)
ZIP codes	46040, 46048, 46051, 46064
GNIS feature ID	0453342

Green Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,537 and it contained 2,758 housing units.^[1]

History

Green Township was organized in 1826. It was named for Nathanael Greene.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.13 square miles (62.5 km²), of which 23.99 square miles (62.1 km²) (or 99.42%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (or 0.58%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Ingalls
• Pendleton (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Alfont at 39°57′05″N 85°48′53″W / 39.95143°N 85.814701°W / 39.95143; -85.814701
• Hardscrabble at 40°01′11″N 85°50′36″W / 40.019762°N 85.843313°W / 40.019762; -85.843313
• Sunview at 39°56′56″N 85°50′24″W / 39.948929°N 85.83998°W / 39.948929; -85.83998

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Doty, Fausset, Gravel Lawn, Hiday, Jones, Mount Carmel, Nicholson and Pleasant Valley.

Major highways

• Interstate 69
• U.S. Route 36
• State Road 38
• State Road 67

School districts

• South Madison Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Green Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10. 
2. ↑ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 779. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Green Township
• Green Township History

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡
Towns	Chesterfield‡ Country Club Heights Edgewood Frankton Ingalls Lapel Markleville Orestes Pendleton River Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights
Townships	Adams Anderson Boone Duck Creek Fall Creek Green Jackson Lafayette Monroe Pipe Creek Richland Stony Creek Union Van Buren
Unincorporated communities	Alfont Alliance Bloomer College Corner Dundee Edgewood Village Emporia Fishersburg Florida Gridley Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Perkinsville Prosperity Rigdon Sunview West Elwood‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties