Shelby Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°58′19″N 85°22′34″W / 38.97194°N 85.37611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Ripley |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 69.39 sq mi (179.7 km2) |
• Land | 69.11 sq mi (179.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 999 |
• Density | 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2) |
Area code | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-69264[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453845 |
Shelby Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 999 and it contained 387 housing units.[3]
Collin's Ford Bridge, Marble Creek Bridge, and Old Timbers in the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 69.39 square miles (179.7 km2), of which 69.11 square miles (179.0 km2) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[3]