Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana

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Salamonie Township
Township
Map highlighting Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana.svg
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°41′27″N85°23′23″W / 40.69083°N 85.38972°W / 40.69083; -85.38972 Coordinates: 40°41′27″N85°23′23″W / 40.69083°N 85.38972°W / 40.69083; -85.38972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total36.49 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.52%
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,260
 • Density56.4/sq mi (21.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453822

Salamonie Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,260. [1] }}</ref>

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History

Salamonie Township was organized in 1835. [2] It was named from the Salamonie River. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.49 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) (or 99.48%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.52%) is water. [4] The stream of Weasel Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Woodlawn, Masonic, Spring Hill, Mitchell, Red Men, Thompson Home, West Union, and Good-Jones. [5]

Major highways

Education

Salamonie township contains one elementary school: Salamonie School.

Salamonie Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Warren Public Library in Warren. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890 2,346—
1900 3,15234.4%
1910 2,665−15.5%
1920 2,547−4.4%
1930 2,029−20.3%
1940 2,29112.9%
1950 2,268−1.0%
1960 2,51510.9%
1970 2,513−0.1%
1980 2,018−19.7%
1990 2,40419.1%
2000 2,5295.2%
2010 2,049−19.0%
2020 2,26010.3%
US Decennial Census [7]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp
  2. ↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp.  791.
  3. ↑ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp.  115.
  4. ↑ "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Millions of Cemetery Records - Find a Grave". Find a Grave .
  6. ↑ "How do I get a library card?". Warren Public Library. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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