Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana
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Shelby Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°58′19″N 85°22′34″W / 38.97194°N 85.37611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Ripley |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 69.39 sq mi (179.7 km2) |
• Land | 69.11 sq mi (179.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,038 |
• Density | 15/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
Area code | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-69264[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453845 |
Shelby Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,038 (up from 999 at 2010[3]) and it contained 373 housing units.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 2,365 | — | |
1900 | 2,387 | 0.9% | |
1910 | 2,182 | −8.6% | |
1920 | 1,995 | −8.6% | |
1930 | 1,569 | −21.4% | |
1940 | 1,665 | 6.1% | |
1950 | 801 | −51.9% | |
1960 | 881 | 10.0% | |
1970 | 830 | −5.8% | |
1980 | 901 | 8.6% | |
1990 | 853 | −5.3% | |
2000 | 867 | 1.6% | |
2010 | 999 | 15.2% | |
2020 | 1,038 | 3.9% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[5] |
History
[edit]Collin's Ford Bridge, Marble Creek Bridge, and Old Timbers in the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 69.39 square miles (179.7 km2), of which 69.11 square miles (179.0 km2) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Extinct town
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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