Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Liberty Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°28′59″N 85°39′52″W / 39.48306°N 85.66444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Shelby |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 23.59 sq mi (61.1 km2) |
• Land | 23.58 sq mi (61.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,777 |
• Density | 75.2/sq mi (29.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-43398[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453561 |
Liberty Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,772 and it contained 723 housing units.[4]
History
[edit]Liberty Township was established in 1840.[5]
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2 and Middletown Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.59 square miles (61.1 km2), of which 23.58 square miles (61.1 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 96.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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