Salem Township, Marion County, Illinois

Salem Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°36′N 88°59′W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Marion
Settled	November 4, 1873
Area
• Total	35.72 sq mi (92.5 km^2)
• Land	35.38 sq mi (91.6 km^2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.9 km^2)
Elevation	512 ft (156 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	8,993
• Density	262.5/sq mi (101.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-121-67249

Salem Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,286 and it contained 4,225 housing units.^[2]

Geography

Salem Township (T2N R2E) is centered at 38°36'N 88°59'W (38.619, -88.980). It is traversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37 and east–west by U.S. Route 50. The city of Salem is located in the northeastern part of the township as is most of the Salem Reservoir (El. 166 m). According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.72 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 35.38 square miles (91.6 km²) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km²) (or 0.95%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	8,993	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Adjacent townships

• Tonti Township (north)
• Alma Township (northeast)
• Stevenson Township (east)
• Haines Township (southeast)
• Raccoon Township (south)
• Centralia Township (southwest)
• Odin Township (west)
• Carrigan Township, Marion County (northwest)

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "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 28, 2013.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• US Census
• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives