Shelby Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,038 (up from 999 at 2010[3]) and it contained 373 housing units.

[4] Collin's Ford Bridge, Marble Creek Bridge, and Old Timbers in the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[6] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 69.39 square miles (179.7 km2), of which 69.11 square miles (179.0 km2) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.

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