Green Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 85°49′10″W / 39.98972°N 85.81944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Madison |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 24.13 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Land | 23.99 sq mi (62.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.58% |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,243 |
• Density | 314.2/sq mi (121.3/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46040, 46048, 46051, 46064 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453342 |
Green Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,537 and it contained 2,758 housing units. [2]
Green Township was organized in 1826. It was named for Nathanael Greene. [3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.13 square miles (62.5 km2), of which 23.99 square miles (62.1 km2) (or 99.42%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.58%) is water. [2]
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Doty, Fausset, Gravel Lawn, Hiday, Jones, Mount Carmel, Nicholson and Pleasant Valley.
Green Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton. [4]