Brandywine Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Brandywine Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′56″N 85°50′20″W / 39.58222°N 85.83889°W / 39.58222; -85.83889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total22.31 sq mi (57.8 km2)
 • Land22.2 sq mi (57 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
761 ft (232 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,898
 • Density90.8/sq mi (35.1/km2)
FIPS code18-07102[3]
GNIS feature ID453134

Brandywine Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,015 and it contained 843 housing units.[4]

Brandywine Township was organized in 1843.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.31 square miles (57.8 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57 km2) (or 99.51%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.49%) is water.[4]

The township contains Brandywine Creek.[6]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Brandywine 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. ^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 278.
  6. ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.

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