Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Shelby Township
Shelby Township
Township
	Location in Tippecanoe County
	Coordinates: 40°28′51″N 87°03′01″W / 40.48083°N 87.05028°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	54.17 sq mi (140.3 km2)
• Land	53.65 sq mi (139.0 km2)
• Water	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) 0.94%
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,567
• Density	43.8/sq mi (16.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47906, 47970
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	453847

Shelby Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,352 and it contained 920 housing units.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.17 square miles (140.3 km²), of which 53.65 square miles (139.0 km²) (or 99.04%) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 0.94%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Otterbein (east half)

Unincorporated communities

Montmorenci at 40°28′27″N 87°01′46″W / 40.4742011°N 87.0294574°W / 40.4742011; -87.0294574
Old Halfway at 40°29′26″N 87°03′57″W / 40.4905902°N 87.0658468°W / 40.4905902; -87.0658468

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

Extinct towns

LaGrange

Adjacent townships

Round Grove Township, White County (north)
Wabash Township (east)
Wayne Township (south)
Davis Township, Fountain County (southwest)
Medina Township, Warren County (southwest)
Warren Township, Warren County (southwest)
Bolivar Township, Benton County (west)
Pine Township, Benton County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Asbury, Shambaugh, Spencer, and Montmorenci.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Sutton Airport

School districts

Benton Community School Corporation
Tippecanoe School Corporation

Political districts

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

Education

Benton Community School Corporation

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[2020_Census-2] "Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[census-3] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lafayette
Cities	Lafayette West Lafayette	Map of Indiana highlighting Tippecanoe County
Towns	Battle Ground Clarks Hill Dayton Otterbein‡ Shadeland
Townships	Fairfield Jackson Lauramie Perry Randolph Sheffield Shelby Tippecanoe Union Wabash Washington Wayne Wea
CDPs	Americus Buck Creek Colburn Montmorenci Romney Stockwell West Point
Other communities	Ash Grove Birmingham Cairo Concord Crumb Corner Delp Eastwich Green Meadows Gladens Corner Glen Hall Klondike Meadowbrook Monitor Monroe North Crane Octagon Odell Old Halfway Pettit South Raub Taylor
Ghost towns	Beeville Corwin Granville Harrisonville Heath LaGrange Wyandot
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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