Shawswick Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°51′N 86°26′W / 38.850°N 86.433°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lawrence |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
• Trustee | Millard Jones [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 69.87 sq mi (181.0 km2) |
• Land | 69.52 sq mi (180.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2) 0.49% |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,647 |
• Density | 294.4/sq mi (113.7/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47421, 47436, 47451 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453842 |
Shawswick Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,469 and it contained 9,653 housing units. [3]
Shawswick Township was established in 1818. [4] The township was named from a combination of the surnames Shaw and Wick. Wick was the name of a judge and Shaw was the name of a war hero; the final name Shawswick was formed in a compromise. [5]
The Helton-Mayo Farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 69.87 square miles (181.0 km2), of which 69.52 square miles (180.1 km2) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.49%) is water. [3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherrill, Starr and Williams.
Shawswick Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°51′N 86°26′W / 38.850°N 86.433°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lawrence |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
• Trustee | Millard Jones [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 69.87 sq mi (181.0 km2) |
• Land | 69.52 sq mi (180.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2) 0.49% |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,647 |
• Density | 294.4/sq mi (113.7/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47421, 47436, 47451 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453842 |
Shawswick Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,469 and it contained 9,653 housing units. [3]
Shawswick Township was established in 1818. [4] The township was named from a combination of the surnames Shaw and Wick. Wick was the name of a judge and Shaw was the name of a war hero; the final name Shawswick was formed in a compromise. [5]
The Helton-Mayo Farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 69.87 square miles (181.0 km2), of which 69.52 square miles (180.1 km2) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.49%) is water. [3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherrill, Starr and Williams.