Editing Plainfield, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Plainfield has a total area of {{convert|22.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|22.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.51%) is land and {{convert|0.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.49%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1860246
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063100/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1860246
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Plainfield is located in the Central Till Plains region of the United States. There are few moderately sized hills, and a mix of [[deciduous]] forests and [[prairie]] covers much of the area within the town limits. [[White Lick Creek]], a tributary of the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]], flows north to south through the western side of Plainfield. On the eastern side of town, Clark's Creek, a tributary of White Lick Creek, flows towards the south.