Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Shelby Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 125.67
area_land_km2 = 125.64
area_water_km2 = 0.03
area_total_sq_mi = 48.52
area_land_sq_mi = 48.51
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1052
population_density_km2 = 8.4
population_density_sq_mi = 21.7

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elevation_m = 251
elevation_ft = 823
latd = 38
latm = 52
lats = 43
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 16
longs = 34
longEW = W

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Shelby Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,052 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1807769228&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Shelby Township covers an area of 48.52 square miles (125.67 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers) or 0.02 percent is water. The streams of Canaan Branch, Hannibal Branch, Razor Fork and Seals Fork run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Barbersville
* Canaan
* China

Adjacent townships

* Brown Township, Ripley County (northeast)
* Pleasant Township, Switzerland County (east)
* Milton Township (south)
* Madison Township (southwest)
* Monroe Township (west)
* Shelby Township, Ripley County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Indian Kentuck, Pullum, Risk and Thornton.

Major highways

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References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Jefferson.htm Indiana Township Association page for Jefferson County]