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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 km)
• Land	51.22 sq mi (132.7 km)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km)  0.04%
Elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Population
• Total	8,777
• Density	171.5/sq mi (66.2/km)
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.

History

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

Geography

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

Cities, towns, villages

• Alexandria
• Orestes

Unincorporated towns

• 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

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

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 9
• Indiana State Road 28

Airports and landing strips

• Alexandria Airport

Education

• Alexandria Community School Corporation

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

Political districts

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

References

• "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. ^ "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

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

v t e Places adjacent to Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana
Boone Township Van Buren Township Washington Township, Delaware County Pipe Creek Township Monroe Township Harrison Township, Delaware County Lafayette Township Richland Township Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡
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 Bloomer Dundee Emporia Florida Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Prosperity Rigdon Sunview
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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• Townships in Madison County, Indiana
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