Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana

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Salt Creek Township
Stubble field in Salt Creek Township.jpg
Countryside in the township
Map highlighting Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.svg
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°00′59″N86°14′11″W / 39.01639°N 86.23639°W / 39.01639; -86.23639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total43.03 sq mi (111.4 km2)
  Land42.83 sq mi (110.9 km2)
  Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.46%
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total299
  Density6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453828

Salt Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 299 and it contained 153 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 2,466
1900 2,5382.9%
1910 1,935−23.8%
1920 754−61.0%
1930 528−30.0%
1940 523−0.9%
1950 436−16.6%
1960 357−18.1%
1970 279−21.8%
1980 31412.5%
1990 309−1.6%
2000 3090.0%
2010 34411.3%
2020 299−13.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.03 square miles (111.4 km2), of which 42.83 square miles (110.9 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 0.46%) is water. [3] The streams of Callahan Branch, Combs Branch, Combs Creek, Fleetwood Branch, Lincoln Back Branch, Little Salt Creek, Negro Creek, Pruitt Branch and Tipton Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Callahan, Cornett, Cummings, Hanner, Lutes, Robinson and Thompson.

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References

  1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. "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.