Salem Township | |
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![]() Location of Salem Township in Delaware County | |
Coordinates: 40°07′01″N 85°30′33″W / 40.11694°N 85.50917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Delaware |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.21 sq mi (91.2 km2) |
• Land | 35.08 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,978 |
• Density | 115/sq mi (44/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-67356 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453823 |
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 4,034 and it contained 1,729 housing units. [4]
The Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.21 square miles (91.2 km2), of which 35.08 square miles (90.9 km2) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.40%) is water. [4]
The township contains three cemeteries: Saunders, Sharp and Sunderland.