Salem Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′26″N 86°52′32″W / 40.95722°N 86.87556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pulaski |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
• Land | 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,266 |
• Density | 35/sq mi (14/km2) |
ZIP code | 47946 |
GNIS feature ID | 453824 |
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,266, and it contained 562 housing units.[1]
Salem Township was organized in 1843, and most likely was named after Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, the native home of a first settler.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,000 | — | |
1900 | 1,207 | 20.7% | |
1910 | 1,362 | 12.8% | |
1920 | 1,258 | −7.6% | |
1930 | 1,262 | 0.3% | |
1940 | 1,387 | 9.9% | |
1950 | 1,385 | −0.1% | |
1960 | 1,462 | 5.6% | |
1970 | 1,427 | −2.4% | |
1980 | 1,459 | 2.2% | |
1990 | 1,429 | −2.1% | |
2000 | 1,500 | 5.0% | |
2010 | 1,399 | −6.7% | |
2020 | 1,266 | −9.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2), all land.[4]
The township contains these two cemeteries: Nauvoo and Roseland.
Salem Township is served by the Francesville-Salem Township Public Library in Francesville.[5]