Official Name: | Saluda Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.69 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.35 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.90 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1333 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 236 |
Elevation Ft: | 774 |
Coordinates: | 38.6269°N -85.5025°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453830 |
Saluda Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,333 and it contained 589 housing units.[1] It was created by the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 13, 1817. Saluda is derived from a Native American name meaning "river of corn".[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.10%) is land and (or 0.90%) is water.[3] The streams of Big Saluda Creek, Farley Creek, Harts Falls Creek and Lee Creek run through this township.
The township contains the following cemeteries: Barnes, Harrell (also called Fairview), Maddox, Marble Hill (also called Bowman), Marling, Mt. Zion, New Bethel Methodist Church, New Prospect, Swan