Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°18′34″N 85°20′31″W / 39.30944°N 85.34194°W / 39.30944; -85.34194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDecaturGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.86 sq mi (77.3 km²) • Land29.86 sq mi (77.3 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

991 ft (302 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,160 • Density39/sq mi (15/km²)FIPS code18-67536^[2]GNIS feature ID453826

Salt Creek Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,160 (down from 1,179 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 475 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,733	—
1900	1,532	−11.6%
1910	1,228	−19.8%
1920	1,237	0.7%
1930	1,114	−9.9%
1940	1,109	−0.4%
1950	1,023	−7.8%
1960	1,009	−1.4%
1970	1,192	18.1%
1980	1,119	−6.1%
1990	1,187	6.1%
2000	1,174	−1.1%
2010	1,179	0.4%
2020	1,160	−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Salt Creek Township was organized in 1836.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.86 square miles (77.3 km²), all land.^[3]

Cities and towns

New Point

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Fugit Township (north)
Ray Township, Franklin County (east)
Laughery Township, Ripley County (southeast)
Jackson Township, Ripley County (south)
Marion Township (southwest)
Washington Township (west)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Maple and Ross.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.