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Green Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°59′23″N 85°49′10″W / 39.98972°N 85.81944°W / 39.98972; -85.81944Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMadisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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

(2020)^[1]

• Total7,243 • 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.^[2]

History

Green Township was organized in 1826. It was named for Nathanael Greene.^[3]

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.^[2]

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

Education

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

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, 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.