Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W / 39.57806; -85.66972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total26.83 sq mi (69.5 km²) • Land26.76 sq mi (69.3 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

883 ft (269 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total920 • Density36.3/sq mi (14.0/km²)FIPS code18-77642^[3]GNIS feature ID453934

Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 970 and it contained 395 housing units.^[4]

Union Township was organized in 1822 and reorganized with its present borders in 1840.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.83 square miles (69.5 km²), of which 26.76 square miles (69.3 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.26%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Rays Crossing

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Union 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. 88.