Salem Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Salem Township

Township

Location in Pulaski County

Coordinates: 40°57′26″N 86°52′32″W﻿ / ﻿40.95722°N 86.87556°W﻿ / 40.95722; -86.87556
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]

Historical population 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]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2), all land.[4]

### Cities, towns, villages[edit]

* Francesville

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* White Post Township (north)
* Jefferson Township (northeast)
* Beaver Township (east)
* Monon Township, White County (south)
* Hanging Grove Township, Jasper County (west)
* Gillam Township, Jasper County (northwest)

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these two cemeteries: Nauvoo and Roseland.

### Major highways[edit]

* U.S. Route 421
* Indiana State Road 114

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Calvert Air Park

## Education[edit]

* West Central School Corporation

Salem Township is served by the Francesville-Salem Township Public Library in Francesville.[5]

## Political districts[edit]

* Indiana's 2nd congressional district
* State House District 16
* State Senate District 18

## References[edit]

* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
2. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 535.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

Places adjacent to Salem Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

| Gillam Township, Jasper County | White Post Township | Jefferson Township

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Hanging Grove Township, Jasper County |

Salem Township

| Beaver Township
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| Monon Township, White County |

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Municipalities and communities of Pulaski County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Winamac

Towns|

* Francesville
* Medaryville
* Monterey
* Winamac

Map of Indiana highlighting Pulaski County

Townships|

* Beaver
* Cass
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Indian Creek
* Jefferson
* Monroe
* Rich Grove
* Salem
* Tippecanoe
* Van Buren
* White Post

CDPs|

* Lake Bruce‡
* Pulaski
* Star City

Other
communities|

* Beardstown
* Clarks
* Denham
* Lakeside
* Lawton
* Radioville
* Ripley
* Thornhope
* Vanmeter Park

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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