Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°05′30″N 85°41′33″W / 40.09167°N 85.69250°W / 40.09167; -85.69250Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMadisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total37.25 sq mi (96.5 km²) • Land37.16 sq mi (96.2 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.27%Elevation

863 ft (263 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total55,217 • Density1,518.8/sq mi (586.4/km²)ZIP codes

46011, 46012, 46013, 46016, 46017

GNIS feature ID0453087

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

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

Communities

Brentwood at 40°05′51″N 85°42′55″W / 40.097541°N 85.715255°W / 40.097541; -85.715255
Crestlawn at 40°04′29″N 85°40′49″W / 40.074764°N 85.680254°W / 40.074764; -85.680254
Eastern Heights at 40°06′32″N 85°39′26″W / 40.108931°N 85.657198°W / 40.108931; -85.657198
Elmhurst at 40°05′52″N 85°43′17″W / 40.097819°N 85.721366°W / 40.097819; -85.721366
Extension Heights at 40°06′17″N 85°39′37″W / 40.104764°N 85.660254°W / 40.104764; -85.660254
Fairfax at 40°06′15″N 85°39′00″W / 40.104209°N 85.649976°W / 40.104209; -85.649976
Forest Hills at 40°07′25″N 85°41′48″W / 40.123653°N 85.696643°W / 40.123653; -85.696643
Glyn Ellen at 40°06′40″N 85°38′52″W / 40.111153°N 85.647754°W / 40.111153; -85.647754
Grandview at 40°07′06″N 85°42′30″W / 40.118375°N 85.70831°W / 40.118375; -85.70831
Gridley at 40°05′19″N 85°39′10″W / 40.088654°N 85.652754°W / 40.088654; -85.652754
Harmeson Heights at 40°03′31″N 85°41′32″W / 40.058653°N 85.692199°W / 40.058653; -85.692199
Hillcrest at 40°06′28″N 85°39′54″W / 40.10782°N 85.664976°W / 40.10782; -85.664976
Irondale at 40°05′55″N 85°39′27″W / 40.098653°N 85.657476°W / 40.098653; -85.657476
Lowmandale at 40°04′41″N 85°39′48″W / 40.078098°N 85.663309°W / 40.078098; -85.663309
Meadowbrook at 40°04′43″N 85°40′41″W / 40.078653°N 85.678032°W / 40.078653; -85.678032
South Edgewood at 40°05′50″N 85°43′58″W / 40.097263°N 85.732755°W / 40.097263; -85.732755
Western Village at 40°06′29″N 85°43′02″W / 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

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.^[3]

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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Library card application". Anderson Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.