Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana
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 | |
|---|---|
Location in Lawrence County | |
| 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 |
History edit
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]
Geography edit
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]
Cities, towns, villages edit
Unincorporated towns edit
- Crawford at 38°50′45″N 86°23′50″W / 38.8459°N 86.3972°W
- East Oolitic at 38°53′56″N 86°30′43″W / 38.8989°N 86.5119°W
- Englewood at 38°50′40″N 86°29′53″W / 38.8445°N 86.4980°W
- Erie at 38°52′57″N 86°22′53″W / 38.8826°N 86.3814°W
- Riverview at 38°50′32″N 86°32′30″W / 38.8423°N 86.5417°W
- Shawswick at 38°53′44″N 86°24′52″W / 38.8956°N 86.4144°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries edit
The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherrill, Starr and Williams.
Major highways edit
Airports and landing strips edit
- Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
School districts edit
- North Lawrence Community Schools
Political districts edit
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 65
- State Senate District 44
References edit
- "Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ 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 Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 59.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 61.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links edit
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Shawswick Township