Green Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 85°49′10″W / 39.98972°N 85.81944°W / 39.98972; -85.81944
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMadison
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total24.13 sq mi (62.5 km2)
 • Land23.99 sq mi (62.1 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.58%
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,537
 • Density314.2/sq mi (121.3/km2)
ZIP codes
46040, 46048, 46051, 46064
GNIS feature ID0453342

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

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Education

Green Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.[3]

Political districts

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 779.
  3. ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

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Places adjacent to Green Township, Madison County, Indiana
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