Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana
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Fall Creek Township is one of thirteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Henry County
Henry County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 4,811.

Geography

Fall Creek Township covers an area of 30.45 square miles (78.9 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) 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 forming Fall Creek which meets White River in Indianapolis.

Unincorporated towns

  • Honey Creek
    Honey Creek, Indiana
    Honey Creek is an unincorporated town in Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana....

  • Mechanicsburg
    Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana
    Mechanicsburg is an unincorporated town in Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. It consists of a handful of houses, a cemetery and two churches, Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church and Mechanicsburg Church of God.-Geography:...


(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Salem Township, Delaware County
    Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana
    Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,099.-Geography:Salem Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Chesterfield * Daleville...

     (north)
  • Jefferson Township
    Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,480.-Geography:Jefferson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Harrison Township
    Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,485.-Geography:Harrison Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water...

     (south)
  • Adams Township, Madison County
    Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,780.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Adams Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Anderson *...

     (west)
  • Union Township, Madison County
    Union Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,287.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Anderson *...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Fattic, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Keesling, Showalter, Pioneer, White Union, and Painter.

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 36
    U.S. Route 36
    U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...

  • Indiana State Road 236
    Indiana State Road 236
    State Road 236 in the U.S. State of Indiana exists in two sections. The western section starts at U.S. Route 41 in Parke County, and runs eastward, paralleling its parent that lies to the south, U.S. Route 36...


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