Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Monroe Township

Township

Location in Madison County

Coordinates: 40°15′52″N 85°39′28″W﻿ / ﻿40.26444°N 85.65778°W﻿ / 40.26444; -85.65778
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Madison
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 51.25 sq mi (132.7 km2)
• Land| 51.22 sq mi (132.7 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.04%
Elevation

| 873 ft (266 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 8,777
• Density| 171.5/sq mi (66.2/km2)
ZIP codes|

46001, 46063, 46070

GNIS feature ID| 0453642

Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. In the 2010 census, its population was 8,786 and it contained 4,098 housing units.[2]

## History

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Monroe Township was organized in 1836. It was named for President James Monroe.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.25 square miles (132.7 km2), of which 51.22 square miles (132.7 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Alexandria
* Orestes

### Unincorporated towns

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* Gehring and Gumz Ditch at 40°14′04″N 85°34′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.234486°N 85.578307°W﻿ / 40.234486; -85.578307
* Gimco City at 40°15′30″N 85°41′02″W﻿ / ﻿40.258374°N 85.683865°W﻿ / 40.258374; -85.683865
* Innisdale at 40°15′27″N 85°41′32″W﻿ / ﻿40.2574°N 85.6923°W﻿ / 40.2574; -85.6923

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these six cemeteries: Bell, Donahue, Parkview, Pisgah, Star and Walker.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 9
* Indiana State Road 28

### Airports and landing strips

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* Alexandria Airport

## Education

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* Alexandria Community School Corporation

Monroe Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library in Alexandria.[4]

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 5th congressional district
* State House District 35
* State House District 36
* State Senate District 25

## References

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* "Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 832.
4. ^ "Get a library card". Alexandria-Monroe Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Monroe Township
* Monroe Township history

Places adjacent to Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana

| Boone Township | Van Buren Township | Washington Township, Delaware County

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Pipe Creek Township |

Monroe Township

| Harrison Township, Delaware County
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Lafayette Township | Richland Township | Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Anderson

Cities|

* Alexandria
* Anderson
* Elwood‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Madison County

Towns|

* Chesterfield‡
* Country Club Heights
* Edgewood
* Frankton
* Ingalls
* Lapel
* Markleville
* Orestes
* Pendleton
* River Forest
* Summitville
* Woodlawn Heights

Townships|

* Adams
* Anderson
* Boone
* Duck Creek
* Fall Creek
* Green
* Jackson
* Lafayette
* Monroe
* Pipe Creek
* Richland
* Stony Creek
* Union
* Van Buren

CDPs|

* Fishersburg
* Perkinsville

Other
communities|

* Alfont
* Alliance
* Dundee
* Emporia
* Florida
* Hamilton
* Hardscrabble
* Huntsville
* Leisure
* Linwood
* Moonville
* New Columbus
* Prosperity
* Rigdon

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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