Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Shelby Township is one of thirteen townships
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 Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, 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
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. 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 2,078.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Shelby Township covers an area of 54.11 square miles (140.1 km²); of this, 0.51 square miles (1.3 km²) or 0.95 percent is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Montmorenci
    Montmorenci, Indiana
    Montmorenci is a unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Older maps sometimes spell the name Montmorency or Montmorencie. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :...

  • Old Halfway

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Round Grove Township, White County
    Round Grove Township, White County, Indiana
    Round Grove Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 246.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Round Grove Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Round Grove at...

     (north)
  • Wabash Township
    Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 51,261.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wabash Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.93 percent is water....

     (east)
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,306.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wayne Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.02 percent is water....

     (south)
  • Davis Township, Fountain County
    Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana
    Davis Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 635.-Geography:Davis Township covers an area of ; of this is water. It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones...

     (southwest)
  • Medina Township, Warren County
    Medina Township, Warren County, Indiana
    Medina Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 452.-History:Medina Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.-Geography:...

     (southwest)
  • Warren Township, Warren County
    Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana
    Warren Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 754.-History:Warren Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.-Geography:...

     (southwest)
  • Bolivar Township, Benton County
    Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana
    Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,310. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.-Adjacent townships:* Center...

     (west)
  • Pine Township, Benton County
    Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana
    Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 281. Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.-Adjacent townships:*...

     (northwest)

Major highways

  • US Route 52
  • US Route 231

Political districts

  • Indiana's 4th congressional district
    Indiana's 4th congressional district
    Indiana'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 26
  • State Senate District 22

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