Green Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Green Township

Township

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
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

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 7,243
• Density| 314.2/sq mi (121.3/km2)
ZIP codes|

46040, 46048, 46051, 46064

GNIS feature ID| 0453342

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

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

## Geography

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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

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* Ingalls
* Pendleton (west edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* 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

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

### Major highways

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* Interstate 69
* U.S. Route 36
* State Road 38
* State Road 67

## Education

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* 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

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* Indiana's 5th congressional district
* State House District 37
* State Senate District 25

## References

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* "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

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Green 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. 779.
4. ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Pendleton Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Green Township
* Green Township History

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Places adjacent to Green Township, Madison County, Indiana

| Wayne Township, Hamilton County | Stony Creek Township |

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Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County |

Green Township

| Fall Creek Township
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Vernon Township, Hancock County |

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Anderson

Cities|

* Alexandria
* Anderson
* Elwood‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Madison County

Towns|

* Chesterfield‡
* Country Club Heights
* Edgewood
* Frankton
* Ingalls
* Lapel
* Markleville
* Orestes
* Pendleton
* River Forest
* Summitville
* Woodlawn Heights

Townships|

* Adams
* Anderson
* Boone
* Duck Creek
* Fall Creek
* Green
* Jackson
* Lafayette
* Monroe
* Pipe Creek
* Richland
* Stony Creek
* Union
* Van Buren

CDPs|

* Fishersburg
* Perkinsville

Other
communities|

* Alfont
* Alliance
* Bloomer
* Dundee
* Emporia
* Florida
* Hamilton
* Hardscrabble
* Huntsville
* Leisure
* Linwood
* Moonville
* New Columbus
* Prosperity
* Rigdon
* Sunview

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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