Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana Explained

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:Shelby
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:28.98
Area Land Sq Mi:28.98
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1861
Population Density Sq Mi:65.3
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:231
Elevation Ft:758
Coordinates:39.4675°N -85.7689°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-69282[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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.[4]

Shelby Township was organized in 1882.[5] This township was named for the county in which it is located.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18145 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.. 1887. Brant & Fuller. 279.
  6. Book: Chadwick, Edward H.. Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. 1909. B.F. Bowen. 95.

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