Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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°W﻿ / 39.12361; -86.41028
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Monroe
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 29.78 sq mi (77.1 km2)
• Land| 26.68 sq mi (69.1 km2)
• Water| 3.1 sq mi (8 km2)  10.41%
Elevation

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| 633 ft (193 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,423
• Density| 56.7/sq mi (21.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47401, 47408

Area code(s)| 812, 930
GNIS feature ID| 453829

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.[3]

## History

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Salt Creek Township was established in 1825. It was named from a salt spring which was the center of an early salt manufacturing industry.[4][5]

## Geography

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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.[3]

### Unincorporated towns

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

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

### Former communities

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* Paynetown[6] at 39°04′30″N 86°25′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.0749°N 86.4296°W﻿ / 39.0749; -86.4296[7] \- flooded by Lake Monroe

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Friendship Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 46

## School districts

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* Monroe County Community School Corporation

## Political districts

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

## References

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* "Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 536.
5. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 427.
6. ^ Salt Creek Valley - A New Place to Roost (Lake Monroe Oral History, accessed 11 August 2020)
7. ^ Monroe County IN (Google Maps, accessed 11 August 2020)

## External links

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

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Places adjacent to Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana

| Bloomington Township | Benton Township |

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Perry Township |

Salt Creek Township

| Washington Township, Brown County
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Clear Creek Township | Polk Township |

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