Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
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Pylons in Monroe Township
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 Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania highlighting Monroe Township |
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 Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Snyder |
| Settled | 1794 |
| Incorporated | 1856 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.8 sq mi (40.8 km2) |
| • Land | 15.6 sq mi (40.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,012 |
| • Density | 256.6/sq mi (99.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Monroe Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,012 at the 2000 census.
The Bridge between Monroe and Penn Townships was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.8 square miles (40.8 km²), of which, 15.6 square miles (40.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.76%) is water.
Monroe Township is bordered by Union County to the north, the Susquehanna River, Shamokin Dam and Hummels Wharf to the east, Selinsgrove to the south, and Penn Township, Kratzerville and Jackson Township to the west.
Hummels Wharf is a census-designated place within the township.
Small creeks drain the township into the Susquehanna River. Flooding occurs in low-lying areas on an annual basis. A few areas have persistent standing water with most rains. Ground water is being monitored by the USGS. Ground-Water-Quality Data in Pennsylvania - A Compilation of Computerized Electronic Databases, 1979-2004
The township (and inlaid Shamokin Dam) is home to most of Snyder County's commercial activity and serves as the location for nearly all of the county's national-chain retail outlets, hotels, and restaurants. The Susquehanna Valley Mall is in Monroe Township. The most recent addition is Monroe Marketplace, a collection of department stores and restaurants which was developed on farmland and the site of a former church camp along U.S. Routes 11 & 15. It was fully completed in 2009. Nearly every major "Big Box" retail format (e.g. home improvement, general merchandise, grocery, department store, and consumer electronics) has a presence in the township.
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