Madison Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 436 (slightly up from 433 at 2010[4]) and it contained 180 housing units.
Madison Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Madison Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′25″N 86°38′12″W / 40.50694°N 86.63667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.87 sq mi (54.1 km2) |
| • Land | 20.87 sq mi (54.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 436 |
| • Density | 21/sq mi (8.1/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-45900[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453588 |
History edit
Madison Township was organized in 1837.[5]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.87 square miles (54.1 km2), all land.[4]
Unincorporated towns edit
Adjacent townships edit
- Deer Creek (north)
- Democrat (east)
- Monroe (east)
- Clay (south)
- Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
Major highways edit
Cemeteries edit
The township contains one cemetery, Zion.
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Madison Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 85.