Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°00′59″N 86°14′11″W / 39.01639°N 86.23639°W / 39.01639; -86.23639CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJacksonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total43.03 sq mi (111.4 km²) • Land42.83 sq mi (110.9 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.46%Elevation

554 ft (169 m)Population

(2020)

• Total299 • Density6.9/sq mi (2.7/km²)GNIS feature ID0453828

Salt Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 299 and it contained 153 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,466	—
1900	2,538	2.9%
1910	1,935	−23.8%
1920	754	−61.0%
1930	528	−30.0%
1940	523	−0.9%
1950	436	−16.6%
1960	357	−18.1%
1970	279	−21.8%
1980	314	12.5%
1990	309	−1.6%
2000	309	0.0%
2010	344	11.3%
2020	299	−13.1%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.03 square miles (111.4 km²), of which 42.83 square miles (110.9 km²) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.46%) is water.^[3] The streams of Callahan Branch, Combs Branch, Combs Creek, Fleetwood Branch, Lincoln Back Branch, Little Salt Creek, Negro Creek, Pruitt Branch and Tipton Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Washington Township, Brown County (north)
Van Buren Township, Brown County (northeast)
Pershing Township (east)
Owen Township (south)
Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County (southwest)
Polk Township, Monroe County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Callahan, Cornett, Cummings, Hanner, Lutes, Robinson and Thompson.

References

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

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.