Salem Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Salem Township
Township
Location in Pulaski County
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
CountyPulaski
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Land35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,266
 • Density35/sq mi (14/km2)
ZIP code
47946
GNIS feature ID453824

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
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,000—
19001,20720.7%
19101,36212.8%
19201,258−7.6%
19301,2620.3%
19401,3879.9%
19501,385−0.1%
19601,4625.6%
19701,427−2.4%
19801,4592.2%
19901,429−2.1%
20001,5005.0%
20101,399−6.7%
20201,266−9.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Nauvoo and Roseland.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Calvert Air Park

Education

  • West Central School Corporation

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

Political districts

References

  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.