Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,402 and it contained 2,125 housing units.[4]
Monroe Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Monroe Township in Clark County | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′41″N 85°46′25″W / 38.54472°N 85.77361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clark |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.06 sq mi (145.2 km2) |
| • Land | 55.78 sq mi (144.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,610 |
| • Density | 96.9/sq mi (37.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-50274[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453636 |
History
editMonroe Township was organized prior to 1827 but the exact date is unclear because records have been lost. It was likely named for President James Monroe.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.06 square miles (145.2 km2), of which 55.78 square miles (144.5 km2) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 0.50%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Vienna Township, Scott County (north)
- Oregon Township (east)
- Charlestown Township (southeast)
- Union Township (south)
- Carr Township (southwest)
- Wood Township (southwest)
- Polk Township, Washington County (west)
- Finley Township, Scott County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains several cemeteries: Blue Lick Cemetery (a.k.a. Mountain Grove), Bowerman Cemetery, Cass, Clegg (a.k.a. Mt. Moriah), Collings, Dieterlen Grave, Dietz, Forest Grove (a.k.a. Willey's Chapel), Guernsey, Henryville, Hylton-Condrey, Hosea Family, Kaylor-Wilcox, Little Union (a.k.a. Gross), McBride-Allen-Biggs (a.k.a. Allen), Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Otisco II, St. Clair, St. Francis Catholic (a.k.a. Henryville Catholic), Tuttle, and Wootan.[6]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 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.
- ^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 357.
- ^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
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