Boone Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°20′27″N 85°43′35″W / 40.34083°N 85.72639°W / 40.34083; -85.72639Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMadisonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.14 sq mi (78.1 km²) • Land30.14 sq mi (78.1 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

889 ft (271 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total599 • Density21.9/sq mi (8.5/km²)ZIP codes

46001, 46036, 46070, 46928

GNIS feature ID0453129

Boone Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 661 and it contained 270 housing units.^[2]

It was named for Daniel Boone.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.14 square miles (78.1 km²), all land.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Carver and Forrestville.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 9
Indiana State Road 37

Education

It is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation.^[4] The district's comprehensive high school is in Madison-Grant High School.

Boone Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.^[5]

Political districts

Indiana's 5th congressional district
State House District 35
State Senate District 20

References

"Boone 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: Boone 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.
^ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 700.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024. - Text list
^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.