Monroe Township | |
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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 |
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 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]
According 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]
The 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]
Monroe Township | |
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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 |
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 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]
According 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]
The 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]