Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Salt Creek Township

Township

Location of Salt Creek Township in Decatur County

Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 85°20′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.30944°N 85.34194°W﻿ / 39.30944; -85.34194
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

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| 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]

Historical population 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]

## History

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Salt Creek Township was organized in 1836.[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.86 square miles (77.3 km2), all land.[3]

### Cities and towns

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* New Point

### Unincorporated towns

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* Enochsburg
* Mechanicsburg
* New Pennington
* Rossburg
* Smiths Crossing

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Fugit Township (north)
* Ray Township, Franklin County (east)
* Laughery Township, Ripley County (southeast)
* Jackson Township, Ripley County (south)
* Marion Township (southwest)
* Washington Township (west)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 74
* Indiana State Road 46

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Maple and Ross.

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ a b "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.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
6. ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

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Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Greensburg

City|

* Greensburg

Map of Indiana highlighting Decatur County

Towns|

* Millhousen
* New Point
* St. Paul‡
* Westport

Townships|

* Adams
* Clay
* Clinton
* Fugit
* Jackson
* Marion
* Salt Creek
* Sand Creek
* Washington

CDPs|

* Adams
* Burney
* Clarksburg
* Lake Santee‡
* Letts
* Milford
* Saint Omer
* Sandusky
* Sardinia

Other
communities|

* Alert
* Downeyville
* Forest Hill
* Gaynorsville
* Germantown
* Harris City
* Horace
* Kingston
* Knarr Corner
* Letts Corner
* Mechanicsburg
* New Pennington
* Rossburg
* Saint Maurice
* Slabtown
* Waynesburg
* Williamstown‡

Ghost town|

* Springhill

Footnotes|

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

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