Salt Creek Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 85°20′31″W / 39.30944°N 85.34194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Decatur |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.86 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
• Land | 29.86 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,160 |
• Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-67536[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453826 |
Salt Creek Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,160 (down from 1,179 at 2010[3]) and it contained 475 housing units.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,733 | — | |
1900 | 1,532 | −11.6% | |
1910 | 1,228 | −19.8% | |
1920 | 1,237 | 0.7% | |
1930 | 1,114 | −9.9% | |
1940 | 1,109 | −0.4% | |
1950 | 1,023 | −7.8% | |
1960 | 1,009 | −1.4% | |
1970 | 1,192 | 18.1% | |
1980 | 1,119 | −6.1% | |
1990 | 1,187 | 6.1% | |
2000 | 1,174 | −1.1% | |
2010 | 1,179 | 0.4% | |
2020 | 1,160 | −1.6% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[5] |
Salt Creek Township was organized in 1836.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.86 square miles (77.3 km2), all land.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains two cemeteries: Maple and Ross.