Shawnee Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Fountain County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 672 and it contained 282 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.57%) is land and (or 0.46%) is water.
It contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated communities of
Aylesworth and
Rob Roy both lie along the route of
U.S. Route 41
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, while
Fountain
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is in the far west on the east banks of the
Wabash River
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.
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.
Cemeteries
Beulah Cemetery lies in the northeast part of the township; Brown Cemetery
lies in the southwest.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Fountain County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana