Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Salt Creek Township
Township
A historic bridge over Stephens Creek in Salt Creek Township
A historic bridge over Stephens Creek in Salt Creek Township
Location in Monroe County
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
CountyMonroe
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
29.78 sq mi (77.1 km2)
 • Land26.68 sq mi (69.1 km2)
 • Water3.1 sq mi (8 km2)  10.41%
Elevation
[1]
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,423
 • Density56.7/sq mi (21.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47401, 47408
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID453829

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

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

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

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

Former communities

Cemeteries

The township contains Friendship Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

  • Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "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)