Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana

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Salt Creek Township
Township
Map highlighting Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.svg
Location of Salt Creek Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°18′34″N85°20′31″W / 39.30944°N 85.34194°W / 39.30944; -85.34194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
29.86 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)
 • Total
1,160
 • Density38.8/sq mi (15.0/km2)
FIPS code 18-67536 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453826

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]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,733—
1900 1,532−11.6%
1910 1,228−19.8%
1920 1,2370.7%
1930 1,114−9.9%
1940 1,109−0.4%
1950 1,023−7.8%
1960 1,009−1.4%
1970 1,19218.1%
1980 1,119−6.1%
1990 1,1876.1%
2000 1,174−1.1%
2010 1,1790.4%
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

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Maple and Ross.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.
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