Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana

Anderson Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°05′30″N 85°41′33″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	37.25 sq mi (96.5 km2)
• Land	37.16 sq mi (96.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.27%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	55,217
• Density	1,518.8/sq mi (586.4/km2)
ZIP codes	46011, 46012, 46013, 46016, 46017
GNIS feature ID	0453087

Anderson Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 56,436 and it contained 28,001 housing units. Aside from the exclaves of Country Club Heights, Woodlawn Heights and River Forest and the town of Edgewood, the entire township is within the city limits of Anderson.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.25 square miles (96.5 km²), of which 37.16 square miles (96.2 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Anderson (vast majority)
• Country Club Heights
• Edgewood
• River Forest
• Woodlawn Heights

Communities

• Brentwood at 40.097541°N 85.715255°W / 40.097541; -85.715255
• Crestlawn at 40.074764°N 85.680254°W / 40.074764; -85.680254
• Eastern Heights at 40.108931°N 85.657198°W / 40.108931; -85.657198
• Elmhurst at 40.097819°N 85.721366°W / 40.097819; -85.721366
• Extension Heights at 40.104764°N 85.660254°W / 40.104764; -85.660254
• Fairfax at 40.104209°N 85.649976°W / 40.104209; -85.649976
• Forest Hills at 40.123653°N 85.696643°W / 40.123653; -85.696643
• Glyn Ellen at 40.111153°N 85.647754°W / 40.111153; -85.647754
• Grandview at 40.118375°N 85.70831°W / 40.118375; -85.70831
• Gridley at 40.088654°N 85.652754°W / 40.088654; -85.652754
• Harmeson Heights at 40.058653°N 85.692199°W / 40.058653; -85.692199
• Hillcrest at 40.10782°N 85.664976°W / 40.10782; -85.664976
• Irondale at 40.098653°N 85.657476°W / 40.098653; -85.657476
• Lowmandale at 40.078098°N 85.663309°W / 40.078098; -85.663309
• Meadowbrook at 40.078653°N 85.678032°W / 40.078653; -85.678032
• South Edgewood at 40.097263°N 85.732755°W / 40.097263; -85.732755
• Western Village at 40.108097°N 85.717199°W / 40.108097; -85.717199

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Booco, Maplewood, Moss, Pleasant Walk, Saint Marys, Vandeventer and West Maplewood.

Major highways

• Interstate 69
• State Road 9
• State Road 32
• State Road 109

Airports and landing strips

• Community Hospital Airport
• Rolling Hills Convalescent Center Airport

Landmarks

• Hoosier Park Horse Track

Education

• Anderson Community School Corporation

Anderson Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Anderson Public Library in Anderson.

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 35
• State House District 36
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Anderson Township
• Anderson Township History