Marion Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W / 39.59139°N 85.75500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Shelby |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 24.95 sq mi (64.6 km2) |
• Land | 24.82 sq mi (64.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,935 |
• Density | 77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-47052[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453613 |
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.[4]
Marion Township was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.[5]
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.[4]