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Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

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Township in Indiana, United States
Pipe Creek Township
Township
Farmland in Pipe Creek TownshipFarmland in Pipe Creek Township
Location in Miami CountyLocation in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 86°07′57″W / 40.69611°N 86.13250°W / 40.69611; -86.13250
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Organized6 September 1843
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total25.59 sq mi (66.3 km)
 • Land25.33 sq mi (65.6 km)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km)  1.02%
Elevation771 ft (235 m)
Population
 • Total6,778
 • Density260/sq mi (100/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes46914, 46932, 46970
GNIS feature ID453742

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) 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.

History

Pipe Creek Township was organized by the county commissioners on September 6, 1843, and named for its largest stream, Pipe Creek.

The B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 and Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.59 square miles (66.3 km), of which 25.33 square miles (65.6 km) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km) (or 1.02%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Garnand, Leonda, Metzger and Springdale.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Weed Field Airport

School districts

  • Maconaquah School Corporation

Political districts

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. Stephens, John H. (1896). "Pipe Creek Township". History of Miami County. Peru, Indiana: The John H. Stephens Publishing House.
  5. 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.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. "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.

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Places adjacent to Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

 Peru Township
Tipton Township, Cass County Pipe Creek Township Washington Township
Jackson Township, Cass County Deer Creek Township Clay Township
Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
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