Fall Creek Township | |
|---|---|
| Location in Hamilton County | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′36″N85°55′49″W / 39.96000°N 85.93028°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Hamilton |
| Organized | 1833 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | Doug Allman |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.67 sq mi (87.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2) 5.84% |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 70,892 |
| • Density | 1,532.8/sq mi (591.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | |
| Area code(s) | 317, 463 |
| FIPS code | 18-22612 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453290 |
| Website | fallcreektwp |
Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 70,892.
Fall Creek Township was organized in 1833. [2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 33.67 square miles (87.2 km2) (or 94.13%) is land and 2.09 square miles (5.4 km2) (or 5.84%) is water. [3] The streams of Bee Camp Creek, Bills Branch, Britton Branch, Flatfork Creek, High Ditch, Lowery Creek, Mount Zion Branch, Mud Creek, Sand Creek, Thorpe Creek, Thor Run, and William Lehr Ditch run through this township.
The township contains eight cemeteries: Arnett, Bethlehem, Brooks, Helm, Highland, Lowery, McKay and Mount Zion.
Hamilton Southeastern School District services Fall Creek Township. Students in the geographic majority of this township attend Hamilton Southeastern High School, with a smaller portion attending Fishers High School. [4]
Fall Creek Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Hamilton East Public Library, with branches in Fishers and Noblesville. [5]