Official Name: | Salem Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.21 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.08 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3978 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 115 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 286 |
Elevation Ft: | 938 |
Coordinates: | 40.1169°N -85.5092°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-67356[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453823 |
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 4,034 and it contained 1,729 housing units.[4]
The Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.63%) is land and (or 0.40%) is water.[4]
The township contains three cemeteries: Saunders, Sharp and Sunderland.