Shawswick Township is one of nine
townships
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in
Lawrence County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,469 and it contained 9,653 housing units.
History
Shawswick Township was established in 1818. 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.
The
Helton-Mayo Farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.49%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Bedford
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Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
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Oolitic (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
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Crawford at
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East Oolitic at
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Englewood at
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Erie
Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...
at
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Riverview at
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Shawswick at
(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
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U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
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State Road 37
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State Road 54
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State Road 58
Airports and landing strips
* Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
School districts
* North Lawrence Community Schools
Political districts
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Indiana's 9th congressional district
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* State House District 65
* State Senate District 44
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Lawrence County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1818 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1818