Union Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W | |
| 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 | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 920 |
| • Density | 36.3/sq mi (14.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-77642[3] |
| 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.[4]
Union Township was organized in 1822 and reorganized with its present borders in 1840.[5]
Geography[edit]
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]
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References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |