 Shelburne Township was organized in 1879.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (2.92%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 180 people, 73 households, and 54 families residing in the township.