Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°31′32″N 85°46′09″W / 39.52556°N 85.76917°W / 39.52556; -85.76917CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.22 sq mi (73.1 km²) • Land27.73 sq mi (71.8 km²) • Water0.5 sq mi (1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

764 ft (233 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total21,459 • Density742.5/sq mi (286.7/km²)ZIP code

46176^[3]

Area code(s)317 and 463FIPS code18-00568^[4]GNIS feature ID453083

Addison Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,585 and it contained 9,237 housing units.^[5]

Addison Township was organized in 1823.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.22 square miles (73.1 km²), of which 27.73 square miles (71.8 km²) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 1.77%) is water.^[5]

Cities and towns

Shelbyville

Unincorporated towns

Beech Brook
Knighthood Grove
Meiks
Rolling Ridge
Walkerville

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "Addison Township IN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "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.