Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Shelby Township

Township

Location in Tippecanoe County

Coordinates: 40°28′51″N 87°03′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.48083°N 87.05028°W﻿ / 40.48083; -87.05028
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

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| 699 ft (213 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• 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

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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

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* Otterbein (east half)

### Unincorporated communities

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* 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

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* LaGrange

### Adjacent townships

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* 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

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

### Major highways

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* US Route 52
* US Route 231

### Airports and landing strips

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* Sutton Airport

## School districts

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* Benton Community School Corporation
* Tippecanoe School Corporation

## Political districts

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

### Education

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* Benton Community School Corporation

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. ^ 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

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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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