Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°22′57″N 87°01′47″W / 38.38250°N 87.02972°W / 38.38250; -87.02972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDuboisGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.59 sq mi (92.2 km²) • Land34.97 sq mi (90.6 km²) • Water0.62 sq mi (1.6 km²)Elevation

^[1]

436 ft (133 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,889 • Density77.1/sq mi (29.8/km²)FIPS code18-45954^[3]GNIS feature ID453591

Madison Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,696 and it contained 935 housing units.^[4]

History

The Shiloh Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.59 square miles (92.2 km²), of which 34.97 square miles (90.6 km²) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.74%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Ireland
Millersport

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

Adjacent townships

Boone Township (north)
Bainbridge Township (east)
Patoka Township (southeast)
Lockhart Township, Pike County (southwest)
Marion Township, Pike County (west)
Jefferson Township, Pike County (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 56

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Alexander, Armstrong, Dillin, Hobbs, Mount Zion and Payne.

Education

Madison Township is in Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools.^[6]

Previously Ireland had its own high school, known as Madison Township High School. The school colors were green and white, and the mascot was the "spuds" (meaning potatoes).^[7] A new building was being built circa 1948.^[8] In 1970 the school merged into Jasper High School.^[7]

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list.
^ ^a ^b Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Hark the Herald-- This Is The Law On Holding Company School Financing". Dubois County Daily Herald. Vol. 53, no. 236. Jasper, Indiana. July 14, 1948. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.