Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°24′59″N 85°14′12″W / 39.41639°N 85.23667°W / 39.41639; -85.23667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFranklinGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total27.24 sq mi (70.6 km²) • Land27.14 sq mi (70.3 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

860 ft (262 m)Population

(2020)

• Total969 • Density36/sq mi (14/km²)FIPS code18-67554^[2]GNIS feature ID453827

Salt Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 969,^[3] down from 1,004 at 2010.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,073	—
1900	849	−20.9%
1910	699	−17.7%
1920	673	−3.7%
1930	701	4.2%
1940	767	9.4%
1950	837	9.1%
1960	774	−7.5%
1970	727	−6.1%
1980	821	12.9%
1990	868	5.7%
2000	943	8.6%
2010	1,004	6.5%
2020	969	−3.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Salt Creek Township was established in 1844.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.24 square miles (70.6 km²), of which 27.14 square miles (70.3 km²) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.37%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Peppertown

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Indiana State Road 229

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Barnes, Bowman, Marlin, Saint Annes, Saint Nicholas and Stipps Hill.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 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.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 171.