Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Union Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.83 sq mi (69.5 km^2)
• Land	26.76 sq mi (69.3 km^2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	883 ft (269 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	920
• Density	36.3/sq mi (14.0/km^2)
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

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "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.
5. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 88.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana