Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana

Monroe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Allen County
Coordinates: 40°57′59″N 84°50′39″W / 40.96639°N 84.84417°W / 40.96639; -84.84417Coordinates: 40°57′59″N 84°50′39″W / 40.96639°N 84.84417°W / 40.96639; -84.84417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	24.77 sq mi (64.15 km2)
– Land	24.77 sq mi (64.15 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,963
– Density	79.2/sq mi (30.6/km2)
ZIP code	46773
GNIS feature ID	0453634

Monroe Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,963.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 24.77 square miles (64.2 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Monroeville

Unincorporated towns

• East Liberty at 40°56′08″N 84°51′42″W / 40.9356037°N 84.8616306°W / 40.9356037; -84.8616306
• Four Presidents Corners at 41°00′29″N 84°51′14″W / 41.0081041°N 84.8538522°W / 41.0081041; -84.8538522

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Jackson Township (north)
• Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio (northeast)
• Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio (east)
• Union Township, Adams County (south)
• Root Township, Adams County (southwest)
• Madison Township (west)
• Jefferson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brown, Hoffman, Odd Fellows and Sugar Ridge.

Major highways

• US 30
• SR 101

School districts

• East Allen County Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State Senate District 14

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana