Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
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Marion Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°35′29″N 85°45′18″W / 39.59139°N 85.75500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Shelby |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.95 sq mi (64.6 km2) |
| • Land | 24.82 sq mi (64.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,935 |
| • Density | 77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-47052[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453613 |
Marion Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,923 and it contained 867 housing units.[4]
Marion Township was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.[5]
