North Salem is a town in Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 518 at the 2010 Census.HistoryNorth Salem was laid out in 1835. A post office was established at North Salem in 1839. North Salem was incorporated as a town in 1899.GeographyNorth Salem is located at .According to the 2010 census, North Salem has a total area of 0.26sqmi, all land.The nearby waterways Eel River and Big Walnut Creek offer ample fishing and scenery.The surrounding land consists of low flat farmland to the east and deep ravines and woodland to the west.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 518 people, 209 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 1992.3PD/sqmi. There were 226 housing units at an average density of 869.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.There were 209 households of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.
