Salamonie TownshipIN
A town of 2,267.
Is Salamonie Township a good place to live?
Salamonie Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Salamonie Township’s median age is 56.2 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On history, just 53 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Salamonie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Salamonie Township has grown 11% since 2010
2,049 counted in 2010 and 2,260 in 2020; an estimated 2,267 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Salamonie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Salamonie Township is from typical.
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Moving to Salamonie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salamonie Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Salamonie Township.
Salamonie Township’s schools rank ahead of 57% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Huntington Co Com School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamonie Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 273 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
A larger share of adults in Salamonie Township have high blood pressure than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
46% of Salamonie Township adults have high blood pressure, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 15% of adults have diabetes in Salamonie Township. Salamonie Township beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Salamonie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Salamonie Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Salamonie Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Salamonie Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Salamonie Township has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Salamonie Township for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (16%), Huntington (11%) and Marion (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Salamonie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tower Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 2. Knights Civic Center | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Salamonie Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Salamonie Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Salamonie Township
About 2 of every 100 Salamonie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Salamonie Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Salamonie Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,260.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
Salamonie Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Salamonie Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salamonie Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
Salamonie Township, Rock Creek Township and Liberty Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Salamonie Township, Rock Creek Township and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township and Jefferson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Salamonie Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Salamonie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salamonie Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.