Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Marion Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W / 39.59139°N 85.75500°W / 39.59139; -85.75500Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W / 39.59139°N 85.75500°W / 39.59139; -85.75500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 24.95 sq mi (64.6 km2)
  Land 24.82 sq mi (64.3 km2)
  Water 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,923
  Density 77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2)
FIPS code 18-47052[2]
GNIS feature ID 453613

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.[3]

Marion Township was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.[4]

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.[3]

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.


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