- Source: Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana
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 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
= Extinct towns
=Leonda
= 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". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 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 Pipe Creek Township