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.[2]
Green Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Madison County | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 85°49′10″W / 39.98972°N 85.81944°W | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 7,243 |
| • Density | 314.2/sq mi (121.3/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 46040, 46048, 46051, 46064 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453342 |
History
editGreen Township was organized in 1826. It was named for Nathanael Greene.[3]
Geography
editAccording 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.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
editUnincorporated towns
edit- Alfont at 39°57′05″N 85°48′53″W / 39.95143°N 85.814701°W
- Hardscrabble at 40°01′11″N 85°50′36″W / 40.019762°N 85.843313°W
- Sunview at 39°56′56″N 85°50′24″W / 39.948929°N 85.83998°W
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these eight cemeteries: Doty, Fausset, Gravel Lawn, Hiday, Jones, Mount Carmel, Nicholson and Pleasant Valley.
Major highways
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Education
edit- South Madison Community School Corporation
Green Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.[4]
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 37
- State Senate District 25
References
edit- "Green Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Green Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 779.
- ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.