Madison Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Madison Township

Township

Location in St. Joseph County

Coordinates: 41°31′55″N 86°07′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.53194°N 86.12361°W﻿ / 41.53194; -86.12361
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| St. Joseph
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 52.12 sq mi (135 km2)
• Land| 52.11 sq mi (134.97 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Elevation

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| 830 ft (253 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 1,795
• Density| 34/sq mi (13.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

46506, 46544, 46550, 46573, 46595, 46614

Area code| 574
GNIS feature ID| 453598

Madison Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,770.[4]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Madison Township covers an area of 52.12 square miles (135.0 km2); of this, 52.11 square miles (135.0 km2) (99.98 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (0.02 percent) is water.

### Unincorporated towns

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* Woodland at 41°33′52″N 86°10′38″W﻿ / ﻿41.564493°N 86.177226°W﻿ / 41.564493; -86.177226
* Wyatt at 41°31′33″N 86°10′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.525881°N 86.169448°W﻿ / 41.525881; -86.169448

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Penn Township (north)
* Olive Township, Elkhart County (east)
* Locke Township, Elkhart County (southeast)
* German Township, Marshall County (south)
* Union Township (west)
* Centre Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* SR 331

## School districts

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* Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 2nd congressional district
* State House District 21
* State Senate District 9

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Madison Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. ^ "Madison Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 7, 2009.

* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Places adjacent to Madison Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

| Centre Township | Penn Township |

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Union Township |

Madison Township

| Olive Township, Elkhart County
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| German Township, Marshall County | Locke Township, Elkhart County

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Municipalities and communities of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States

County seat: South Bend

Cities|

* Mishawaka
* South Bend

Map of Indiana highlighting St. Joseph County

Towns|

* Indian Village
* Lakeville
* New Carlisle
* North Liberty
* Osceola
* Roseland
* Walkerton

Townships|

* Centre
* Clay
* German
* Greene
* Harris
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Madison
* Olive
* Penn
* Portage
* Union
* Warren

CDPs|

* Ardmore
* Chain-O-Lakes
* Gilmer Park
* Granger
* Notre Dame
* Wyatt

Other
communities|

* Colburn
* Crumstown‡
* Dreamwold Heights
* Georgetown
* Gulivoire Park
* Hamilton
* Lydick
* Maple Lane
* Nutwood
* Olive
* Plainfield
* Pleasant Valley
* State Line
* Tamarack Grange
* Terre Coupee
* Westfield
* Woodland
* Zeigler

Footnotes|

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

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