Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°19′59″N 85°49′17″W / 40.33306°N 85.82139°W / 40.33306; -85.82139Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMadisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.98 sq mi (62.1 km²) • Land23.98 sq mi (62.1 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

863 ft (263 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total534 • Density22.8/sq mi (8.8/km²)ZIP code

46036

GNIS feature ID0453267

Duck Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 548 and it contained 240 housing units.^[2]

History

Duck Creek Township was organized in 1852. It takes its name from a stream in the southeastern part.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.98 square miles (62.1 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Elwood (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

College Corner at 40°18′21″N 85°50′31″W / 40.305872°N 85.841925°W / 40.305872; -85.841925
Leisure at 40°21′51″N 85°50′35″W / 40.364206°N 85.843037°W / 40.364206; -85.843037

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Waymire Cemetery.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 37

Education

Most of the township is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation while the southern portion is in the Elwood Community School Corporation.^[4] The former district's comprehensive high school is Madison-Grant High School.

Duck Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.^[5]

Political districts

Indiana's 5th congressional district
State House District 35
State Senate District 20

References

"Duck Creek 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
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^ "Census Bureau profile: Duck Creek 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. 715.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024. - Text list
^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.