| Shady Grove Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Shady Grove Township Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′37″N92°39′19″W / 35.74361°N 92.65528°W Coordinates: 35°44′37″N92°39′19″W / 35.74361°N 92.65528°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Searcy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.805 sq mi (113.45 km2) |
| • Land | 42.834 sq mi (110.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.971 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 189 |
| • Density | 4.41/sq mi (1.70/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip Code | 72645 (Leslie) |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
Shady Grove Township is one of fifteen current townships in Searcy County, Arkansas, USA. [1] As of the 2010 census, its total population was 189.
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.
Searcy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,195. The county seat is Marshall. The county was formed December 13, 1838, from a portion of Marion County and named for Richard Searcy, the first clerk and judge in the Arkansas Territory. The city of Searcy, Arkansas, some seventy miles away, shares the name despite having never been part of Searcy County. The county is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
