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Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°41′27″N 85°23′23″W / 40.69083°N 85.38972°W / 40.69083; -85.38972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHuntingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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

(2020)

• Total2,260 • Density56.4/sq mi (21.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0453822

Salamonie Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,260.^[1]

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.^[4] The stream of Weasel Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Warren

Unincorporated towns

Buckeye

Adjacent townships

Rock Creek Township (north)
Rockcreek Township, Wells County (northeast)
Liberty Township, Wells County (east)
Chester Township, Wells County (southeast)
Jackson Township, Wells County (south)
Van Buren Township, Grant County (southwest)
Jefferson Township (west)
Lancaster Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

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
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,346	—
1900	3,152	34.4%
1910	2,665	−15.5%
1920	2,547	−4.4%
1930	2,029	−20.3%
1940	2,291	12.9%
1950	2,268	−1.0%
1960	2,515	10.9%
1970	2,513	−0.1%
1980	2,018	−19.7%
1990	2,404	19.1%
2000	2,529	5.2%
2010	2,049	−19.0%
2020	2,260	10.3%
US Decennial Census^[6]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 791.
^ 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.
^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "How do I get a library card?". Warren Public Library. February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".