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Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana
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]
Salt Creek Township | |
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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 | |
| 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 | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population | |
| • 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 |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Knight Ridge at 39°07′31″N 86°25′59″W / 39.125326°N 86.433049°W
- Woodville Hills at 39°09′01″N 86°23′00″W / 39.150326°N 86.383326°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Former communities edit
- Paynetown[6] at 39°04′30″N 86°25′47″W / 39.0749°N 86.4296°W[7] - flooded by Lake Monroe
Cemeteries edit
The township contains Friendship Cemetery.
Major highways edit
School districts edit
- Monroe County Community School Corporation
Political districts edit
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 60
- State Senate District 44
References edit
- "Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 536.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 427.
- ^ Salt Creek Valley - A New Place to Roost (Lake Monroe Oral History, accessed 11 August 2020)
- ^ Monroe County IN (Google Maps, accessed 11 August 2020)
External links edit
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Salt Creek Township