Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Shawswick Township
Township
Location in Lawrence County
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°51′N 86°26′W / 38.850°N 86.433°W / 38.850; -86.433
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyLawrence
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
 • TrusteeMillard Jones[1]
Area
 • Total
69.87 sq mi (181.0 km2)
 • Land69.52 sq mi (180.1 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.49%
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
20,647
 • Density294.4/sq mi (113.7/km2)
ZIP codes
47421, 47436, 47451
GNIS feature ID0453842

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]

History

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

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

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherrill, Starr and Williams.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport

School districts

  • North Lawrence Community Schools

Political districts

References

  • "Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 59.
  5. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 61.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.