Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,287,[1] up from 4,858 at the 2010 census.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[4]
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Washington Township (north)
- St. Marys Township (northeast)
- Blue Creek Township (east)
- Wabash Township (south)
- Hartford Township (southwest)
- French Township (west)
- Kirkland Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Graber, Mazelin, Ray, Smith, and Winchester.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Sprungers South Adams County Airstrip
School districts
- Adams Central Community Schools
- South Adams Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 19
References
- "Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Adams County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ 2002 Census of Governments, Individual State Descriptions (PDF)