| Official Name: | Shelby Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ripley |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 69.39 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 69.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1038 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 278 |
| Elevation Ft: | 912 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9719°N -85.3761°W |
| Area Code: | 812 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-69264[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453845 |
Shelby Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,038 (up from 999 at 2010[3]) and it contained 373 housing units.[4]
Collin's Ford Bridge, Marble Creek Bridge, and Old Timbers in the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.60%) is land and (or 0.39%) is water.[3]