Salem Township, Marion County, Illinois

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.

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 sqmi, of which 35.38 sqmi (or 99.05%) is land and 0.34 sqmi (or 0.95%) is water.

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)