Marion Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W / 39.59139°N 85.75500°W / 39.59139; -85.75500
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 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 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. 1 2 "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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