Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Saluda 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 = Jefferson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 97.65
area_land_km2 = 97.11
area_water_km2 = 0.54
area_total_sq_mi = 37.7
area_land_sq_mi = 37.49
area_water_sq_mi = 0.21
area_water_percent = 0.55

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1358
population_density_km2 = 14
population_density_sq_mi = 36.2

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elevation_m = 236
elevation_ft = 774
latd = 38
latm = 37
lats = 37
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 30
longs = 09
longEW = W

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Saluda Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,358 [ [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=06000US1807767662&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Saluda Township covers an area of 37.7 square miles (97.65 square kilometers); of this, 0.21 square miles (0.54 square kilometers) or 0.55 percent is water. The streams of Big Saluda Creek, Farley Creek, Harts Falls Creek and Lee Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Chelsea
* Marble Hill
* Paynesville
* Saluda

Adjacent townships

* Hanover Township (north)
* Bethlehem Township, Clark County (southeast)
* Washington Township, Clark County (southwest)
* Lexington Township, Scott County (west)
* Republican Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Zion.

Major highways

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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/Jefferson.htm Indiana Township Association page for Jefferson County]