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[3]) 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.
Pipe Creek Township | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 86°07′57″W / 40.69611°N 86.13250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Organized | 6 September 1843 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 25.59 sq mi (66.3 km2) |
• Land | 25.33 sq mi (65.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 1.02% |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,778 |
• Density | 260/sq mi (100/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 46914, 46932, 46970 |
GNIS feature ID | 453742 |
Pipe Creek Township was organized by the county commissioners on September 6, 1843, and named for its largest stream, Pipe Creek.[4][5]
The B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 and Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6][7]
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.[3]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Garnand, Leonda, Metzger and Springdale.