Shelby Township
Coordinates: 39°28′03″N 85°46′08″W / 39.46750°N 85.76889°W / 39.46750; -85.76889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
Government
  TypeIndiana township
Area
  Total28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
  Land28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,892
  Density65.3/sq mi (25.2/km2)
FIPS code18-69282[2]
GNIS feature ID453846

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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 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.
  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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