Salt Creek Township is one of eleven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Monroe County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,513 and it contained 822 housing units.
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 89.59%) is land and (or 10.41%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
*
Knight Ridge at
* Woodville Hills at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Former communities
* Paynetown at
''Monroe County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 11 August 2020)
/ref> - flooded by Lake Monroe
Cemeteries
The township contains Friendship Cemetery.
Major highways
* Indiana State Road 46
State Road 46 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 46 is at US 40 east of Terre Haute. It is a four-lane highway with signalized int ...
School districts
* Monroe County Community School Corporation
Political districts
* Indiana's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville ...
* State House District 60
* State Senate District 44
References
*
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Monroe County, Indiana
Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana
Townships in Indiana