Union Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 85°40′11″W / 39.57806°N 85.66972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Shelby |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 26.83 sq mi (69.5 km2) |
• Land | 26.76 sq mi (69.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 920 |
• Density | 36.3/sq mi (14.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-77642[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453934 |
Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 970 and it contained 395 housing units.[4]
Union Township was organized in 1822 and reorganized with its present borders in 1840.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.83 square miles (69.5 km2), of which 26.76 square miles (69.3 km2) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.26%) is water.[4]