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Union Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W / 39.57806; -85.66972
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Union Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W / 39.57806; -85.66972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
26.83 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Land26.76 sq mi (69.3 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
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883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
920
 • Density36.3/sq mi (14.0/km2)
FIPS code18-77642[3]
GNIS feature ID453934

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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 88.
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