Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana

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
Township
Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total24.95 sq mi (64.6 km2)
 • Land24.82 sq mi (64.3 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,923
 • Density77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2)
FIPS code18-47052[2]
GNIS feature ID453613

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 communities

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "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.
  4. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.


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