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Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Anderson Township

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Madison

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|area_total_sq_mi = 37.25

|area_land_sq_mi = 37.16

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

|area_water_percent = 0.27

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Anderson_township,_Madison_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1809501486 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

|population_total = 55217

|population_density_sq_mi = 1518.8

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|elevation_m = 263

|elevation_ft = 863

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|postal_code = 46011, 46012, 46013, 46016, 46017

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|blank_info = 0453087

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Anderson Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 56,436 and it contained 28,001 housing units.{{cite web

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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204455/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18095

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|archive-date=2020-02-12

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

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|accessdate=2013-05-10

}} Aside from the exclaves of Country Club Heights, Woodlawn Heights and River Forest and the town of Edgewood, the entire township is within the city limits of Anderson.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|37.25|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|37.16|sqmi}} (or 99.76%) is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}} (or 0.27%) is water.

=Cities, towns, villages=

=Communities=

  • Brentwood at {{coord|40.097541|-85.715255|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Crestlawn at {{coord|40.074764|-85.680254|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Eastern Heights at {{coord|40.108931|-85.657198|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Elmhurst at {{coord|40.097819|-85.721366|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Extension Heights at {{coord|40.104764|-85.660254|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Fairfax at {{coord|40.104209|-85.649976|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Forest Hills at {{coord|40.123653|-85.696643|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Glyn Ellen at {{coord|40.111153|-85.647754|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Grandview at {{coord|40.118375|-85.70831|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Gridley at {{coord|40.088654|-85.652754|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Harmeson Heights at {{coord|40.058653|-85.692199|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Hillcrest at {{coord|40.10782|-85.664976|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Irondale at {{coord|40.098653|-85.657476|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Lowmandale at {{coord|40.078098|-85.663309|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Meadowbrook at {{coord|40.078653|-85.678032|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • South Edgewood at {{coord|40.097263|-85.732755|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Western Village at {{coord|40.108097|-85.717199|scale:10000|display=inline}}

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

=Cemeteries=

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Booco, Harmeson, Maplewood, Moss, Pleasant Walk, Saint Marys, Vandeventer, Waggy and West Maplewood.

=Major highways=

=Airports and landing strips=

  • Community Hospital Airport
  • Rolling Hills Convalescent Center Airport

=Landmarks=

  • Hoosier Park Horse Track

Education

  • Anderson Community School Corporation

Anderson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Anderson Public Library in Anderson.{{cite web | url=https://www.and.lib.in.us/library-card-application | title=Library card application | publisher=Anderson Public Library | accessdate=10 March 2018}}

Political districts

References

  • {{cite gnis|0453087|Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana|2009-10-03}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]

External links

  • [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
  • [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
  • [http://www.city-data.com/township/Anderson-Madison-IN.html City-Data.com page for Anderson Township]
  • [http://www.cemeteries-madison-co-in.com/anderson_twp.htm Anderson Township History]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Anderson Township

|Northeast=Richland Township

|East=Union Township

|Southeast=Adams Township

|South=Fall Creek Township

|West=Stony Creek Township

|Northwest=Jackson Township
Lafayette Township

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{{Madison County, Indiana}}

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Category:Townships in Madison County, Indiana

Category:Townships in Indiana