Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°23′25″N 85°40′44″W / 39.39028°N 85.67889°W / 39.39028; -85.67889CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.32 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Land36.29 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

^[1]

820 ft (250 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,390 • Density40.9/sq mi (15.8/km²)FIPS code18-54144^[3]GNIS feature ID453674

Noble Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,486 and it contained 668 housing units.^[4]

History

Noble Township was established before 1840.^[5]^[6]

Cooper-Alley House and George Rudicel Polygonal Barn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km²), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km²) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

St. Paul (partial)

Unincorporated towns

Geneva
Morven
Pleasure Valley
Sleepy Hollow

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Noble 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.
^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 277.
^ 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.