Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Salt Creek Township
Township
A historic bridge over Stephens Creek in Salt Creek Township
Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°07′25″N 86°24′37″W / 39.12361°N 86.41028°WCoordinates: 39°07′25″N 86°24′37″W / 39.12361°N 86.41028°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.78 sq mi (77.1 km^2)
• Land	26.68 sq mi (69.1 km^2)
• Water	3.1 sq mi (8 km^2)  10.41%
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,513
• Density	56.7/sq mi (21.9/km^2)
ZIP codes	47401, 47408
GNIS feature ID	0453829

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.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

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.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Knight Ridge at 39°07′31″N 86°25′59″W / 39.125326°N 86.433049°W
• Woodville Hills at 39°09′01″N 86°23′00″W / 39.150326°N 86.383326°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Friendship Cemetery.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 46

School districts

• Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 60
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 536.
3. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 427.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Salt Creek Township