Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°07′25″N 86°24′37″W / 39.12361°N 86.41028°W / 39.12361; -86.41028[1]
(2020)[2]
47401, 47408
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 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
- Knight Ridge at 39°07′31″N 86°25′59″W / 39.125326°N 86.433049°W / 39.125326; -86.433049
- Woodville Hills at 39°09′01″N 86°23′00″W / 39.150326°N 86.383326°W / 39.150326; -86.383326
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Former communities
- Paynetown[6] at 39°04′30″N 86°25′47″W / 39.0749°N 86.4296°W / 39.0749; -86.4296[7] - flooded by Lake Monroe
Cemeteries
The township contains Friendship Cemetery.
Major highways
School districts
- Monroe County Community School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 60
- State Senate District 44
References
- "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)
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Salt Creek Township
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Places adjacent to Salt Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana