Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Shawswick Township is one of nine townships
in Lawrence County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 20,598.
, Shawswick Township covers an area of 69.9 square miles (181 km²); of this, 69.49 square miles (180 km²) (99.41 percent) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.1 km²) (0.59 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Lawrence County
Lawrence County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,922 people, 18,535 households, and 13,141 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 20,560 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 20,598.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Shawswick Township covers an area of 69.9 square miles (181 km²); of this, 69.49 square miles (180 km²) (99.41 percent) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.1 km²) (0.59 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- BedfordBedford, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,768 people, 6,054 households, and 3,644 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,157.1 people per square mile . There were 6,618 housing units at an average density of 556.2 per square mile...
- OoliticOolitic, IndianaOolitic is a town in Indian Creek and Shawswick townships, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Oolitic is located at ....
(vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
- Crawford at 38.8458849°N 86.397212°W
- East OoliticEast Oolitic, IndianaEast Oolitic is an unincorporated town in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.-Geography:East Oolitic, Indiana is located at / 38.89889°N 86.51194°W / 38.89889; -86.51194, in Lawrence County approximately two miles north of Bedford, and one half mile east of Oolitic...
at 38.898939°N 86.5119383°W - Englewood at 38.8444953°N 86.4980485°W
- ErieErie, Lawrence County, IndianaErie is an unincorporated town in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana....
at 38.8825513°N 86.3813786°W - Riverview at 38.8422728°N 86.5416608°W
- ShawswickShawswick, IndianaShawswick is an unincorporated town in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana....
at 38.8956065°N 86.4144353°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherril, Starr and Williams.Major highways
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U.S. Route 50U.S. Route 50U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near... -
Indiana State Road 37Indiana State Road 37State Road 37 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a major route in Indiana, running as a 4-lane divided highway for 110 miles of its course.... -
Indiana State Road 54Indiana State Road 54State Road 54 is an east–west road in Central Indiana in Greene, Lawrence and Sullivan counties.-Route description:The western terminus of SR 54 is at U.S. Route 41. SR 54 heads east from US 41 toward Linton. Before Linton SR 54 meets SR 59 and they are concurrent... -
Indiana State Road 58Indiana State Road 58State Road 58 is an east–west road in Central Indiana. State Road 58 runs from Merom in the west to Columbus in the east, a distance of approximately . Along its route it has concurrencies with one U.S. Route and six other Indiana state roads....
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional districtIndiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...
- State House District 62
- State House District 65
- State Senate District 44