Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Stony Creek Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°04′31″N 85°48′33″W / 40.07528°N 85.80917°W / 40.07528; -85.80917
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMadison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
28.28 sq mi (73.2 km2)
 • Land28.28 sq mi (73.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
3,908
 • Density136.9/sq mi (52.9/km2)
ZIP codes
46011, 46051, 46064
GNIS feature ID0453879

Stony Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,871 and it contained 1,613 housing units.[2]

It was named from a stream in the northwestern part.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.28 square miles (73.2 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Brookside and Old Woodward.

Major highways

Education

  • Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Stony Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Anderson Public Library in Anderson.[4]

Political districts

References

  • "Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 953.
  4. ^ "Library card application". Anderson Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.