Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°28′03″N 85°46′08″W / 39.46750°N 85.76889°W / 39.46750; -85.76889CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.98 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]

• Total1,861 • 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]

Unincorporated towns

Fenns
Prescott
Wilson Corner

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 279.
^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.