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.
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 Bedford Oolitic (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns East Oolitic at Erie at
Cemeteries The township contains these nine cemeteries: Beech Grove, Breckinridge, Crawford, Green Hill, Ikerd, Scoggan, Sherrill, Starr and Williams.
Major highways U.S. Route 50 State Road 37 State Road 54 State Road 58
Airports and landing strips Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
School districts North Lawrence Community Schools
Political districts Indiana's 9th congressional district State House District 65 State Senate District 44
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles IndianaMap
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana City-Data.com page for Shawswick Township