As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,333 and it contained 589 housing units.

[1] It was created by the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 13, 1817.

Saluda is derived from a Native American name meaning "river of corn".

The township contains the following cemeteries: Barnes, Harrell (also called Fairview), Maddox, Marble Hill (also called Bowman), Marling, Mt.

Zion, New Bethel Methodist Church, New Prospect, Swan