Salem Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Pulaski County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,399, and it contained 602 housing units.
Salem Township was organized in 1843, and most likely was named after
Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio
Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 2,539 people living in the township, 2,382 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the n ...
, the native home of a first settler.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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Francesville
Adjacent townships
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White Post Township (north)
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Jefferson Township (northeast)
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Beaver Township (east)
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Monon Township, White County (south)
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Hanging Grove Township, Jasper County (west)
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Gillam Township, Jasper County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Nauvoo and Roseland.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
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Indiana State Road 114
State Road 114 (SR 114) is an east–west state road, that consists of three discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western portion of SR 114 is just under long and is routed between U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) ...
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.
Political districts
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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend and Elkhart.
On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the r ...
* State House District 16
* State Senate District 18
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Pulaski County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana