Monroe Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°12′44″N 85°09′20″W / 40.21222°N 85.15556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Randolph |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.14 sq mi (75.5 km2) |
| • Land | 29.14 sq mi (75.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (308 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,459 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-50472[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453647 |
Monroe Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,459 (down from 3,711 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,577 housing units.[2]
Monroe Township was established before 1851.[5]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 50.