Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana

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Shelby Township
Township
Map highlighting Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 39°28′03″N85°46′08″W / 39.46750°N 85.76889°W / 39.46750; -85.76889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Land28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,861
 • Density65.3/sq mi (25.2/km2)
FIPS code 18-69282 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453846

Shelby Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,892 and it contained 771 housing units. [4]

Contents

Shelby Township was organized in 1882. [5] This township was named for the county in which it is located. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.98 square miles (75.1 km2), all land. [4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p.  279.
  6. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.


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