Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Salamonie Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,049 and it contained 973 housing units.[1]

Salamonie Township
Township
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°41′27″N 85°23′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.49 sq mi (94.5 km2)
 • Land36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.52%
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,049
 • Density56.4/sq mi (21.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453822

History

Salamonie Township was organized in 1835.[2] It was named from the Salamonie River.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.49 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) (or 99.48%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.52%) is water.[1] The stream of Weasel Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Woodlawn, Masonic, Spring Hill, Mitchell, Red Men, Thompson Home, West Union, and Good-Jones.[4]

Major highways

Education

Salamonie township contains one elementary school: Salamonie School.

Salamonie Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Warren Public Library in Warren.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18902,346—
19003,15234.4%
19102,665−15.5%
19202,547−4.4%
19302,029−20.3%
19402,29112.9%
19502,268−1.0%
19602,51510.9%
19702,513−0.1%
19802,018−19.7%
19902,40419.1%
20002,5295.2%
20102,049−19.0%
US Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 791.
  3. Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 115.
  4. "Millions of Cemetery Records - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  5. "How do I get a library card?". Warren Public Library. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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