Salem Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Salem Township
Township

Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 40°57′26″N 86°52′32″W / 40.95722°N 86.87556°W / 40.95722; -86.87556Coordinates: 40°57′26″N 86°52′32″W / 40.95722°N 86.87556°W / 40.95722; -86.87556
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Pulaski
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Land 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,399
 • Density 39.1/sq mi (15.1/km2)
ZIP code 47946
GNIS feature ID 0453824

Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,399, and it contained 602 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]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2), all land.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Nauvoo and Roseland.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

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Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 535.
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