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: | Steuben |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.61 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.92 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.69 |
Area Water Percent: | 1.99 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2189 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 66.7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 306 |
Elevation Ft: | 1004 |
Coordinates: | 41.5708°N -85.1397°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Area Code: | 260 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453825 |
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,189, down from 2,262 at 2010,[3] and it contained 1,144 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.01%) is land and (or 1.99%) is water. Lakes in this township include Big Turkey Lake, Black Lake, Henry Lake, Limekiln Lake, Little Turkey Lake and McClish Lake. The streams of Mud Creek, Mud Creek and Nettle Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains six cemeteries: Block, Circle, County Line, Hollister, Trinity and Wright.