Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana
| Monroe Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location of Monroe Township in Clark County |
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| Coordinates: 38°32′41″N 85°46′25″W / 38.54472°N 85.77361°WCoordinates: 38°32′41″N 85°46′25″W / 38.54472°N 85.77361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clark |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.06 sq mi (145.2 km2) |
| • Land | 55.78 sq mi (144.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,402 |
| • Density | 96.9/sq mi (37.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-50274 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453636 |
Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,402 and it contained 2,125 housing units.
Monroe Township was organized prior to 1827 but the exact date is unclear because records have been lost. It was likely named for President James Monroe.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.06 square miles (145.2 km2), of which 55.78 square miles (144.5 km2) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 0.50%) is water.
The township contains several cemeteries: Blue Lick Cemetery (a.k.a. Mountain Grove), Bowerman Cemetery, Cass, Clegg (a.k.a. Mt. Moriah), Collings, Dieterlen Grave, Dietz, Forest Grove (a.k.a. Willey's Chapel), Guernsey, Henryville, Hylton-Condrey, Hosea Family, Kaylor-Wilcox, Little Union (a.k.a. Gross), McBride-Allen-Biggs (a.k.a. Allen), Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Otisco II, St. Clair, St. Francis Catholic (a.k.a. Henryville Catholic), Tuttle, and Wootan.
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