Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana
Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,778 (up from 6,294 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,926 housing units. The north three-quarters of Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base is in the southwest corner of the township.
Pipe Creek Township | |
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Farmland in Pipe Creek Township | |
Location in Miami County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 86°07′57″W / 40.69611°N 86.13250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Organized | 6 September 1843 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.59 sq mi (66.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.33 sq mi (65.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 1.02% |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,778 |
| • Density | 260/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46914, 46932, 46970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453742 |
History edit
Pipe Creek Township was organized by the county commissioners on September 6, 1843, and named for its largest stream, Pipe Creek.[4][5]
The B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 and Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6][7]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.59 square miles (66.3 km2), of which 25.33 square miles (65.6 km2) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 1.02%) is water.[3]
Cities, towns, villages edit
Unincorporated towns edit
- Flora at 40°44′02″N 86°06′00″W / 40.733930°N 86.099993°W
- Nead at 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.707263°N 86.127493°W
- Wells at 40°43′56″N 86°06′40″W / 40.732263°N 86.111104°W
Extinct towns edit
Cemeteries edit
The township contains these four cemeteries: Garnand, Leonda, Metzger and Springdale.
Major highways edit
Airports and landing strips edit
- Weed Field Airport
School districts edit
- Maconaquah School Corporation
Political districts edit
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State House District 24
- State Senate District 18
References edit
- "Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 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.
- ^ Stephens, John H. (1896). "Pipe Creek Township". History of Miami County. Peru, Indiana: The John H. Stephens Publishing House.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 139.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. April 13, 2012.
External links edit
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Pipe Creek Township