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Salem Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°57′26″N 86°52′32″W / 40.95722°N 86.87556°W / 40.95722; -86.87556Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyPulaskiGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.79 sq mi (92.7 km²) • Land35.79 sq mi (92.7 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

673 ft (205 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,266 • Density35/sq mi (14/km²)ZIP code

47946

GNIS feature ID453824

Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,266, and it contained 562 housing units.^[1]

Salem Township was organized in 1843, and most likely was named after Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, the native home of a first settler.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,000	—
1900	1,207	20.7%
1910	1,362	12.8%
1920	1,258	−7.6%
1930	1,262	0.3%
1940	1,387	9.9%
1950	1,385	−0.1%
1960	1,462	5.6%
1970	1,427	−2.4%
1980	1,459	2.2%
1990	1,429	−2.1%
2000	1,500	5.0%
2010	1,399	−6.7%
2020	1,266	−9.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Francesville

Adjacent townships

White Post Township (north)
Jefferson Township (northeast)
Beaver Township (east)
Monon Township, White County (south)
Hanging Grove Township, Jasper County (west)
Gillam Township, Jasper County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Nauvoo and Roseland.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Calvert Air Park

Education

West Central School Corporation

Salem Township is served by the Francesville-Salem Township Public Library in Francesville.^[5]

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 16
State Senate District 18

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 535.
^ "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.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.