Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania

Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Township
Building in Evendale
Map of Juniata County, Pennsylvania highlighting Monroe Township
Map of Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Juniata
Settled	1772
Incorporated	1858
Area
• Total	19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,042
• Density	104.0/sq mi (40.2/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Monroe Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,042 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.6 square miles (50.8 km²), all of it land.

Monroe Township is bordered by Snyder County to the north and east, Susquehanna and Greenwood Townships to the south, and Delaware and Fayette Townships to the west.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,042 people, 712 households, and 571 families residing in the township. The population density was 104.0 people per square mile (40.2/km²). There were 765 housing units at an average density of 39.0/sq mi (15.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.17% White, 0.34% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 712 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.