Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Stony Creek Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°04′31″N 85°48′33″W / 40.07528°N 85.80917°WCoordinates: 40°04′31″N 85°48′33″W / 40.07528°N 85.80917°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	28.28 sq mi (73.2 km^2)
• Land	28.28 sq mi (73.2 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,871
• Density	136.9/sq mi (52.9/km^2)
ZIP codes	46011, 46051, 46064
GNIS feature ID	0453879

Stony Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,871 and it contained 1,613 housing units.^[1]

It was named from a stream in the northwestern part.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.28 square miles (73.2 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Lapel

Unincorporated towns

• Bloomer at 40°05′02″N 85°46′05″W / 40.08393°N 85.768033°W
• Edgewood Village at 40°06′05″N 85°45′11″W / 40.10143°N 85.753033°W
• Fishersburg at 40°04′19″N 85°51′34″W / 40.071983°N 85.859425°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Brookside and Old Woodward.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 32

School districts

• Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 20

References

• "Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Forkner, John La Rue and Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 953.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Stony Creek Township
• Town of Lapel
• Stony Creek Lifestyle Newspaper