| Official Name: | Shawswick Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Leader Title: | Trustee |
| Leader Name: | Millard Jones[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 69.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 69.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.49 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 20647 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 294.4 |
| Elevation M: | 209 |
| Elevation Ft: | 686 |
| Coordinates: | 38.85°N -112°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 47421, 47436, 47451 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0453842 |
Shawswick Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,469 and it contained 9,653 housing units.[3]
Shawswick Township was established in 1818.[4] The township was named from a combination of the surnames Shaw and Wick. Wick was the name of a judge and Shaw was the name of a war hero; the final name Shawswick was formed in a compromise.[5]
The Helton-Mayo Farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.49%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherrill, Starr and Williams.