Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Monroe Township

Township

Fields west of Flora

Location of Monroe Township in Carroll County

Coordinates: 40°32′01″N 86°31′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.53361°N 86.52500°W﻿ / 40.53361; -86.52500
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Carroll
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 24.06 sq mi (62.3 km2)
• Land| 24.04 sq mi (62.3 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation

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| 709 ft (216 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,863
• Density| 120/sq mi (46/km2)
FIPS code| 18-50256[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453635

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

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Monroe Township was organized in 1840.[5]

## Geography

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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

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* Flora

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bringhurst

### Adjacent townships

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* Jackson (north)
* Carrollton (east)
* Burlington (southeast)
* Democrat (south)
* Madison (west)
* Deer Creek (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 18
* Indiana State Road 75

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Maple Lawn, Moss, and Shirar Landis.

## Education

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Monroe Township residents may obtain a library card at the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library in Flora.[6]

## References

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* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 85.
6. ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Delphi

City|

* Delphi

Map of Indiana highlighting Carroll County

Towns|

* Burlington
* Camden
* Flora
* Yeoman

Townships|

* Adams
* Burlington
* Carrollton
* Clay
* Deer Creek
* Democrat
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Madison
* Monroe
* Rock Creek
* Tippecanoe
* Washington

CDPs|

* Bringhurst
* Burrows
* Cutler
* Deer Creek
* Pittsburg
* Rockfield

Other
communities|

* Adams Mill
* Carrollton
* Lexington
* Lockport
* Ockley
* Owasco
* Patton
* Prince William
* Pyrmont
* Radnor
* Sharon
* Wheeling

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