Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°37′37″N 85°30′09″W / 38.62694°N 85.50250°W / 38.62694; -85.50250CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJeffersonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total37.69 sq mi (97.6 km²) • Land37.35 sq mi (96.7 km²) • Water0.34 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.90%Elevation

774 ft (236 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,333 • Density35/sq mi (14/km²)GNIS feature ID0453830

Saluda Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,333 and it contained 589 housing units.^[1] It was created by the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 13, 1817. Saluda is derived from a Native American name meaning "river of corn".^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,482	—
1900	1,488	0.4%
1910	1,479	−0.6%
1920	1,288	−12.9%
1930	1,042	−19.1%
1940	1,110	6.5%
1950	1,186	6.8%
1960	1,237	4.3%
1970	1,236	−0.1%
1980	1,358	9.9%
1990	1,305	−3.9%
2000	1,358	4.1%
2010	1,370	0.9%
2020	1,333	−2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.69 square miles (97.6 km²), of which 37.35 square miles (96.7 km²) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km²) (or 0.90%) is water.^[4] The streams of Big Saluda Creek, Farley Creek, Harts Falls Creek and Lee Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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 the following cemeteries: Barnes, Harrell (also called Fairview), Maddox, Marble Hill (also called Bowman), Marling, Mt. Zion, New Bethel Methodist Church, New Prospect, Swan

Major highways

References

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

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...originally was a Native American stream name meaning "river of corn."
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.