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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

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

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
CensusPop.Note%±
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%
20202,26010.3%
US Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "How do I get a library card?". Warren Public Library. February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamonie_Township,_Huntington_County,_Indiana