Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°28′59″N 85°39′52″W / 39.48306°N 85.66444°W / 39.48306; -85.66444CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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 ID453561

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

Blue Ridge
Meltzer
Middletown
Waldron

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 96.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.