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Monroe Township
Township
Location in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°34′58″N 86°28′50″W / 39.58278°N 86.48056°W / 39.58278; -86.48056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.62 sq mi (68.9 km)
• Land	26.47 sq mi (68.6 km)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.4 km)  0.56%
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population
• Total	5,587
• Density	185.2/sq mi (71.5/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46118, 46151, 46157, 46158
GNIS feature ID	453643

Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,904 and it contained 1,917 housing units.

History

The Lake Ditch Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.62 square miles (68.9 km), of which 26.47 square miles (68.6 km) (or 99.44%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km) (or 0.56%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Monrovia

Unincorporated towns

• Allman at 39°37′02″N 86°25′52″W / 39.617269°N 86.431106°W / 39.617269; -86.431106
• Bunker Hill at 39°33′59″N 86°26′29″W / 39.566436°N 86.441384°W / 39.566436; -86.441384
• Gasburg at 39°35′40″N 86°26′13″W / 39.594491°N 86.43694°W / 39.594491; -86.43694
• Lake Hart at 39°34′03″N 86°25′55″W / 39.567547°N 86.431939°W / 39.567547; -86.431939

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Bethesda and North Branch.

Major highways

• Interstate 70

Airports and landing strips

• Berling Airport

Lakes

• Echo Lake
• Hart Lake

School districts

• Monroe-Gregg School District

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 47
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

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

v t e Places adjacent to Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Liberty Township, Hendricks County Guilford Township, Hendricks County Adams Township Franklin Township, Hendricks County Monroe Township Brown Township Gregg Township Clay Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Martinsville
City	Martinsville
Towns	Bethany Brooklyn Monrovia Mooresville Morgantown Paragon
Townships	Adams Ashland Baker Brown Clay Green Gregg Harrison Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Ray Washington
CDPs	Browns Crossing Centerton Eminence Foxcliff Estates Painted Hills Waverly
Other communities	Alaska‡ Banta‡ Beech Grove Briarwood Bunker Hill Center Valley Chetwynd Cope Crown Center Exchange Five Points Gasburg Hall Hyndsdale Lake Hart Landersdale Lewisville‡ Little Point Mahalasville Miller Plano Shelburne Wakeland Whitaker Wilbur Wiser Wolff Woodcrest Young
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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