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 | |
|---|---|
 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
editSalt 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
editAccording 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
editThe township contains Friendship Cemetery.
Major highways
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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.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- 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)