Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Salt Creek Township
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

mapsize =
map_caption = Location of Salt Creek Township in Decatur County


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Decatur
government_footnotes =
government_type = Indiana township
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 77.24
area_land_km2 = 77.24
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 29.82
area_land_sq_mi = 29.82
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,174
population_density_km2 = 15.2
population_density_sq_mi = 39.37

timezone =
utc_offset =
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 302
elevation_ft = 991
latd = 39
latm = 18
lats = 34
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 20
longs = 31
longEW = W

postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-67536GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453826 453826]
website =
footnotes =

Salt Creek Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,174.

Geography

Salt Creek Township covers an area of 29.82 square miles.

Unincorporated towns

* Enochsburg
* Mechanicsburg
* New Pennington
* New Point
* Rossburg
* Smiths Crossing
* Smyrna(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Fugit Township (north)
* Ray Township, Franklin County (east)
* Laughery Township, Ripley County (southeast)
* Jackson Township, Ripley County (south)
* Marion Township (southwest)
* Washington Township (west)

Major highways

*
*

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Maple and Ross.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Decatur.htm Indiana Township Association page for Decatur County]