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Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 87°15′38″W / 40.22167°N 87.26056°W / 40.22167; -87.26056
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Shawnee Township
Location of Shawnee Township in Fountain County
Location of Shawnee Township in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 87°15′38″W / 40.22167°N 87.26056°W / 40.22167; -87.26056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFountain
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total34.82 sq mi (90.2 km2)
 • Land34.67 sq mi (89.8 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total662
 • Density19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
FIPS code18-69084
GNIS feature ID453841

Shawnee Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 662 and it contained 284 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,178
19001,121−4.8%
1910988−11.9%
1920770−22.1%
19307811.4%
1940681−12.8%
1950652−4.3%
1960631−3.2%
1970596−5.5%
198065710.2%
1990585−11.0%
20006165.3%
20106729.1%
2020662−1.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.82 square miles (90.2 km2), of which 34.67 square miles (89.8 km2) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3] It contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated communities of Aylesworth and Rob Roy both lie along the route of U.S. Route 41, while Fountain is in the far west on the east banks of the Wabash River. State Road 55 shares the route of U.S. 41 south from Attica until it reaches Rob Roy, at which point State Road 55 goes east while U.S. 41 continues south.

Map of Shawnee Township

Cemeteries

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Beulah Cemetery[4] lies in the northeast part of the township; Brown Cemetery[5] lies in the southwest.

References

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  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Beulah Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Brown Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
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