Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

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 69.87 sqmi, of which 69.52 sqmi (or 99.50%) is land and 0.34 sqmi (or 0.49%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Bedford
 * Oolitic (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Crawford at 38.8459°N, -86.3972°W
 * East Oolitic at 38.8989°N, -86.5119°W
 * Englewood at 38.8445°N, -86.498°W
 * Erie at 38.8826°N, -86.3814°W
 * Riverview at 38.8423°N, -86.5417°W
 * Shawswick at 38.8956°N, -86.4144°W

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

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 50.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 50
 * [[Image:Indiana 37.svg|25px]] State Road 37
 * [[Image:Indiana 54.svg|25px]] State Road 54
 * [[Image:Indiana 58.svg|25px]] 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