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Liberty_Township,_Shelby_County,_Indiana Latitude and Longitude:
39°28′59″N 85°39′52″W / 39.48306°N 85.66444°W / 39.48306; -85.66444
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Liberty Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°28′59″N 85°39′52″W / 39.48306°N 85.66444°W / 39.48306; -85.66444
CountryUnited States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total23.59 sq mi (61.1 km2)
 • Land23.58 sq mi (61.1 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 ( 2020) [2]
 • Total1,777
 • Density75.2/sq mi (29.0/km2)
FIPS code18-43398 [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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Liberty 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. 96.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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