Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°32′01″N 86°31′30″W / 40.53361°N 86.52500°W / 40.53361; -86.52500 (2020)[2]
Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,863 (up from 2,797 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,287 housing units.
History
Monroe Township was organized in 1840.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.06 square miles (62.3 km2), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Flora
Unincorporated towns
- Bringhurst
Adjacent townships
- Jackson (north)
- Carrollton (east)
- Burlington (southeast)
- Democrat (south)
- Madison (west)
- Deer Creek (northwest)
Major highways
Indiana State Road 18
Indiana State Road 75
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Maple Lawn, Moss, and Shirar Landis.
Education
Monroe Township residents may obtain a library card at the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library in Flora.[6]
References
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "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 10, 2013.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 85.
- ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
