Official Name: | Monroe Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.06 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.04 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2863 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 216 |
Elevation Ft: | 709 |
Coordinates: | 40.5336°N -86.525°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-50256[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453635 |
Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,863 (up from 2,797 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,287 housing units.
Monroe Township was organized in 1840.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.[4]
The township contains three cemeteries: Maple Lawn, Moss, and Shirar Landis.
Monroe Township residents may obtain a library card at the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library in Flora.[6]