Brandywine Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Brandywine Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′56″N 85°50′20″W / 39.58222°N 85.83889°W / 39.58222; -85.83889Coordinates: 39°34′56″N 85°50′20″W / 39.58222°N 85.83889°W / 39.58222; -85.83889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 22.31 sq mi (57.8 km2)
 • Land 22.2 sq mi (57 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,015
 • Density 90.8/sq mi (35.1/km2)
FIPS code 18-07102[2]
GNIS feature ID 453134

Brandywine Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,015 and it contained 843 housing units.[3]

Brandywine Township was organized in 1843.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.31 square miles (57.8 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57 km2) (or 99.51%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.49%) is water.[3]

The township contains Brandywine Creek.[5]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 278.
  5. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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