Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Union Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W / 39.57806; -85.66972Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W / 39.57806; -85.66972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 26.83 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Land 26.76 sq mi (69.3 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 883 ft (269 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 970
 • Density 36.3/sq mi (14.0/km2)
FIPS code 18-77642[2]
GNIS feature ID 453934

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.[3]

Union Township was organized in 1822, and reorganized with its present borders in 1840.[4]

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.[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. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. 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. 88.


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