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Hendricks Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°29′06″N 85°53′38″W / 39.48500°N 85.89389°W / 39.48500; -85.89389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.58 sq mi (94.7 km)
• Land	36.37 sq mi (94.2 km)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.5 km)
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population
• Total	1,231
• Density	35.4/sq mi (13.7/km)
FIPS code	18-33070
GNIS feature ID	453405

Hendricks Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,286 and it contained 517 housing units.

The township bears the name of Governor William Hendricks.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km), of which 36.37 square miles (94.2 km) (or 99.43%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km) (or 0.57%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bengal
• Smithland
• Marietta

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Hendricks Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "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.
5. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
City	Shelbyville
Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡
Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Blue Ridge Boggstown Carrollton‡ Flat Rock Fountaintown Geneva Gwynneville London Marietta Marion Pleasant View Waldron
Other communities	Bengal Brookfield Clover Village Fenns Freeport Lewis Creek London Heights Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Sugar Creek Walkerville Wilson Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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