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Monroe Township
Township
Location of Monroe Township in Delaware County
Coordinates: 40°06′50″N 85°23′16″W / 40.11389°N 85.38778°W / 40.11389; -85.38778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Delaware
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	30.31 sq mi (78.5 km)
• Land	30.27 sq mi (78.4 km)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km)
Elevation	991 ft (302 m)
Population
• Total	3,729
• Density	123.2/sq mi (47.6/km)
FIPS code	18-50292
GNIS feature ID	453637

Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 3,729 and it contained 1,507 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.31 square miles (78.5 km), of which 30.27 square miles (78.4 km) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (or 0.13%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Cowan
• Oakville
• Progress

Adjacent townships

• Center Township (north)
• Liberty Township (northeast)
• Perry Township (east)
• Prairie Township, Henry County (south)
• Jefferson Township, Henry County (southwest)
• Salem Township (west)
• Mount Pleasant Township (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 35
• Indiana State Road 3
• Indiana State Road 67

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Fairview, Macedonia and Tomlinson.

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Muncie
City	Muncie
Towns	Albany‡ Chesterfield‡ Daleville Eaton Gaston Selma Yorktown
Townships	Center Delaware Hamilton Harrison Liberty Monroe Mount Pleasant Niles Perry Salem Union Washington
CDPs	Cowan Oakville Royerton Windsor‡
Other communities	Anthony Bethel Cammack Cross Roads DeSoto Granville Medford Mount Pleasant New Burlington Progress Reed Station Shideler Smithfield Stockport West Muncie Wheeling
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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