Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana Explained
| Official Name: | Salt Creek Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.78 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.68 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.1 |
| Area Water Percent: | 10.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1423 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 56.7 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 193 |
| Elevation Ft: | 633 |
| Coordinates: | 39.1236°N -86.4103°W |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 47401, 47408 |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453829 |
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, of which (or 89.59%) is land and (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
- Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana . . March 21, 2024.
- Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
- Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200511/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18105 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
- Book: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 536.
- Book: History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . 1914 . 427.
- https://lakemonroeoralhistory.wordpress.com/salt-creek-valley/ Salt Creek Valley - A New Place to Roost (Lake Monroe Oral History, accessed 11 August 2020)
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monroe+County,+IN/@39.0926867,-86.4392735,12.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x886c63dd542662c3:0x656ae130695c316c!8m2!3d39.1851445!4d-86.4996546 Monroe County IN (Google Maps, accessed 11 August 2020)
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