Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana

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Salt Creek Township
Map highlighting Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana.svg
Location of Salt Creek Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°24′59″N85°14′12″W / 39.41639°N 85.23667°W / 39.41639; -85.23667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
27.24 sq mi (70.6 km2)
  Land27.14 sq mi (70.3 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (262 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
969
  Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
FIPS code 18-67554 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453827

Salt Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 969, [3] down from 1,004 at 2010. [4]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,073
1900 849−20.9%
1910 699−17.7%
1920 673−3.7%
1930 7014.2%
1940 7679.4%
1950 8379.1%
1960 774−7.5%
1970 727−6.1%
1980 82112.9%
1990 8685.7%
2000 9438.6%
2010 1,0046.5%
2020 969−3.5%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Salt Creek Township was established in 1844. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.24 square miles (70.6 km2), of which 27.14 square miles (70.3 km2) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.37%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Barnes, Bowman, Marlin, Saint Annes, Saint Nicholas and Stipps Hill.

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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp.  171.