Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Marion Township

Township

Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W﻿ / ﻿39.59139°N 85.75500°W﻿ / 39.59139; -85.75500
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

[1]

| 791 ft (241 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• 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]

## Geography

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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]

### Unincorporated communities

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* Marion

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "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.
5. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Shelbyville

City|

* Shelbyville

Map of Indiana highlighting Shelby County

Towns|

* Edinburgh‡
* Fairland
* Morristown
* St. Paul‡

Townships|

* Addison
* Brandywine
* Hanover
* Hendricks
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Marion
* Moral
* Noble
* Shelby
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Blue Ridge
* Boggstown
* Carrollton‡
* Flat Rock
* Fountaintown
* Geneva
* Gwynneville
* London
* Marietta
* Marion
* Pleasant View
* Waldron

Other
communities|

* Bengal
* Brookfield
* Clover Village
* Fenns
* Freeport
* Lewis Creek
* London Heights
* Meiks
* Meltzer
* Middletown
* Morven
* Mount Auburn
* Norristown
* Pleasure Valley
* Prescott
* Rays Crossing
* Sleepy Hollow
* Smithland
* Sugar Creek
* Walkerville
* Wilson Corner

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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