Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
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 (2020) | |
• Total | 1,935 |
| • Density | 77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-47052 |
| 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.
Marion Township was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.