As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,469 and it contained 9,653 housing units.

[4] The township was named from a combination of the surnames Shaw and Wick.

[5] The Helton-Mayo Farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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

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