Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Salt Creek Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jackson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 111.46
area_land_km2 = 111.22
area_water_km2 = 0.23
area_total_sq_mi = 43.03
area_land_sq_mi = 42.94
area_water_sq_mi = 0.09
area_water_percent = 0.21

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 309
population_density_km2 = 2.8
population_density_sq_mi = 7.2

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elevation_m = 169
elevation_ft = 554
latd = 39
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lats = 59
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 14
longs = 11
longEW = W

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Salt Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 309 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1807167572&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Salt Creek Township covers an area of 43.03 square miles (111.46 square kilometers); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers) or 0.21 percent is water. The streams of Callahan Branch, Combs Branch, Combs Creek, Fleetwood Branch, Lincoln Back Branch, Little Salt Creek, Negro Creek, Pruitt Branch and Tipton Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Houston
* Maumee

Adjacent townships

* Washington Township, Brown County (north)
* Van Buren Township, Brown County (northeast)
* Pershing Township (east)
* Owen Township (south)
* Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County (southwest)
* Polk Township, Monroe County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Callahan, Cornett, Cummings, Hanner, Lutes, Robinson and Thompson.

References

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

External links

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