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; -85.76889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Land28.98 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,861
 • Density65.3/sq mi (25.2/km2)
FIPS code18-69282[3]
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.[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 28.98 square miles (75.1 km2), all land.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 279.
  6. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Township,_Shelby_County,_Indiana