Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W / 39.59139°N 85.75500°W / 39.59139; -85.75500 (2020)[2]
Marion Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,923 and it contained 867 housing units.[4]
Marion Township was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.95 square miles (64.6 km2), of which 24.82 square miles (64.3 km2) (or 99.48%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated communities
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Marion 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.
- ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
- Shelbyville
- Edinburgh‡
- Fairland
- Morristown
- St. Paul‡
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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