Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana

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Salt Creek Township
Township
Friendship Road bridge over Stephens Creek.jpg
A historic bridge over Stephens Creek in Salt Creek Township
Map highlighting Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana.svg
Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°07′25″N86°24′37″W / 39.12361°N 86.41028°W / 39.12361; -86.41028 Coordinates: 39°07′25″N86°24′37″W / 39.12361°N 86.41028°W / 39.12361; -86.41028
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Monroe
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total29.78 sq mi (77.1 km2)
 • Land26.68 sq mi (69.1 km2)
 • Water3.1 sq mi (8 km2)  10.41%
Elevation
[1]
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,513
 • Density56.7/sq mi (21.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47401, 47408
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453829

Salt Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,513 and it contained 822 housing units. [2]

Contents

History

Salt Creek Township was established in 1825. It was named from a salt spring which was the center of an early salt manufacturing industry. [3] [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.78 square miles (77.1 km2), of which 26.68 square miles (69.1 km2) (or 89.59%) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) (or 10.41%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Former communities

Cemeteries

The township contains Friendship Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  536.
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  427.
  5. ↑ Salt Creek Valley - A New Place to Roost (Lake Monroe Oral History, accessed 11 August 2020)
  6. ↑ Monroe County IN (Google Maps, accessed 11 August 2020)
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