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Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Miami

ZIP codes
  
46914, 46932, 46970

Elevation
  
231 m

Local time
  
Monday 6:59 AM

State
  
Indiana

Organized
  
6 September 1843

GNIS feature ID
  
0453742

Area
  
66.28 km²

Population
  
6,294 (2010)

Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana

Weather
  
3°C, Wind E at 29 km/h, 93% Humidity

University
  
Summit Theological Seminary

Pipe Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,294 and it contained 2,936 housing units. The north three-quarters of Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base is in the southwest corner of the township.

Contents

Map of Pipe Creek Township, IN, USA

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 km2), of which 25.33 square miles (65.6 km2) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 1.02%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Bunker Hill
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Flora at 40.733930°N 86.099993°W / 40.733930; -86.099993
  • Nead at 40.707263°N 86.127493°W / 40.707263; -86.127493
  • Wells at 40.732263°N 86.111104°W / 40.732263; -86.111104
  • Cemeteries

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

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 31
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Weed Field Airport
  • School districts

  • Maconaquah School Corporation
  • Political districts

  • Indiana's 5th congressional district
  • State House District 23
  • State House District 24
  • State Senate District 18
  • References

    Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana Wikipedia