Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°12′44″N 85°09′20″W / 40.21222°N 85.15556°W / 40.21222; -85.15556CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRandolphGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.14 sq mi (75.5 km²) • Land29.14 sq mi (75.5 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,010 ft (308 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,459 • Density120/sq mi (46/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765FIPS code18-50472^[3]GNIS feature ID453647

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]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.14 square miles (75.5 km²), of which 29.14 square miles (75.5 km²) (or 100%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Farmland
Parker City

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.