Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Shelby Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°28′03″N 85°46′08″W / 39.46750°N 85.76889°W / 39.46750; -85.76889Coordinates: 39°28′03″N 85°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)
 • Land 28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 758 ft (231 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,892
 • Density 65.3/sq mi (25.2/km2)
FIPS code 18-69282[2]
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.[3]

Shelby Township was organized in 1882.[4] This township was named for the county in which it is located.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.98 square miles (75.1 km2), all land.[3]

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. 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. 279.
  5. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.


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