| Shorts Corner, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Washington County's location in Indiana | |
  Shorts Corner Location of Shorts Corner in Washington County | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′59″N86°06′00″W / 38.49972°N 86.10000°W Coordinates: 38°29′59″N86°06′00″W / 38.49972°N 86.10000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Washington |
| Township | Pierce |
| Elevation [1] | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47165 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 443457 |
Shorts Corner is an unincorporated community in Pierce Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Pierce Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,666 and it contained 1,146 housing units.
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 28,262. The county seat is Salem.
