Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
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Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Hamilton County
Hamilton County, Indiana
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 274,569. The county seat is Noblesville....

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, its population was 17,079. An estimated 32,151 residents are living in the township as of 2007.

Geography

Fall Creek Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.8 km²); of this, 1.46 square miles (3.8 km²) or 4.09 percent is water. The streams of Lowery Creek, Mount Zion Branch, Sand Creek and Thorpe Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Noblesville
    Noblesville, Indiana
    Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007...

     (southeast and far east edges of Noblesville)
  • Fishers
    Fishers, Indiana
    Fishers is a town located in Fall Creek and Delaware townships, Hamilton County, Indiana, with a population of 76,794, according to the 2010 census. A suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980, and only 7,200 as recently...

     (east half of Fishers)

Unincorporated towns

  • Ashwood
  • Bradford Court
  • Breakwater
  • Bridgewater
  • Britton Ridge
  • Brooks
  • Brooks Crossing
  • Brookston Place
  • Bucks Creek
  • Carefree Estates
  • Chateau Court
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Collingwood
  • Crosswinds At Windermere
  • Cumberland Ridge
  • Cumberland Woods
  • Devore Place
  • Forest Knoll
  • Geist Woods
  • Glen Abbey At Windermere
  • Gray Eagle
  • Haig Point
  • Hawthorn Hills
  • Heather Point
  • Heritage Green
  • Highland Springs
  • Hillsborough
  • Lakeside Green
  • Luxhaven
    Luxhaven, Indiana
    Luxhaven is an unincorporated town in Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana....

  • Masthead
  • Olio
  • Plantana
  • Pleasant View
  • Quaker Ridge
  • Sail Place
  • Sand Creek Woods
  • Sandstone Lakes
  • Sandstone Ridge
  • Sandstone Woods
  • Sawgrass
  • Spyglass Hill
  • Sweetbriar
  • The Anchorage
  • The Hawthorns
  • The Portage
  • The Springs of Cambridge
  • Thorny Ridge
  • Tremont
  • Turner Grove
  • Valley Farms Estates
  • Windermere Pointe
  • Windermere Villas
  • Windjammer
  • Woods Edge

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

Adjacent townships

  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
    Wayne Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA and serves as one of two townships within Noblesville, Indiana's jurisdiction. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,415. That number is expected to increase greatly in the next few years as Noblesville continues to...

     (north)
  • Green Township, Madison County
    Green Township, Madison County, Indiana
    Green Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,561.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Green Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Ingalls* Pendleton...

     (east)
  • Vernon Township, Hancock County
    Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana
    Vernon Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,894.-Geography:Vernon Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.07 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Colonial Village...

     (southeast)
  • Lawrence Township, Marion County
    Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana
    Lawrence Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 111,961. In 2008, the population was 117,431.-External links:* *...

     (southwest)
  • Delaware Township
    Delaware Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
    Delaware Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 28,268. Records show the township to have 43,352 residents as of 2007.-Geography:...

     (west)
  • Noblesville Township
    Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
    Noblesville Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34,534. Records show that the township had 44,503 residents as in 2007.-Geography:...

    (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Arnett, Bethlehem, Brooks, Helm, Highland, Lowery, McKay and Mount Zion.

External links

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