Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana
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Madison Township is one of fourteen townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,866 people, 12,545 households, and 9,057 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,267 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,158. The township was named for President James Madison
James Madison
James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and at first an opponent of, and then a key author of the United...

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History

The first white settlers in the land that would become Madison Township were Win Winship, Jacob Stettler, Charles Poulston and James Taylor, all of whom arrived in 1829. The first post office was at Winship's Mills with E. Winship as the first postmaster.

Geography

Madison Township covers an area of 25.52 square miles (66.1 km²). Prior to being settled, the land was almost completely covered in dense forest, principally oak, walnut, poplar, sugar maple, beech, ash, hickory, elm, and various other hardwood species.

Cities and towns

  • Mulberry
    Mulberry, Indiana
    Mulberry is a town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,254 at the 2010 census. The town was named for a mulberry tree which grew at the point where it was founded.-History:...

  • Hamilton
    Hamilton, Clinton County, Indiana
    Hamilton is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana. The town is named for Alexander Hamilton.-History:The western portion of the land on which Hamilton stands was settled by Jacob Stetler in late 1829 or 1830, and the eastern part by John Gallinger in 1831, the...


Adjacent townships

  • Ross Township
    Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Ross Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,743. The township was named for John Ross, a pioneer settler and associate county judge.-History:...

     (northeast)
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana
    Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,193. The township was named for President George Washington.-History:...

     (southeast)
  • Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County
    Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Lauramie Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,410.-Geography:...

     (southwest)
  • Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County
    Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Sheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,016.-Geography:...

     (west)
  • Perry Township, Tippecanoe County
    Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Perry Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,322.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.43 percent is water....

    (northwest)

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