Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana

Monroe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°42′10″N 84°56′03″W / 40.70278°N 84.93417°W / 40.70278; -84.93417Coordinates: 40°42′10″N 84°56′03″W / 40.70278°N 84.93417°W / 40.70278; -84.93417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Adams
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	36.47 sq mi (94.45 km2)
- Land	36.42 sq mi (94.33 km2)
- Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,551
- Density	125/sq mi (48.2/km2)
ZIP codes	46711, 46733, 46772
GNIS feature ID	0453633

Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,551.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km²); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) or 0.13 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Berne (north half)
• Monroe (south half)

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• St. Marys Township (northeast)
• Blue Creek Township (east)
• Wabash Township (south)
• Hartford Township (southwest)
• French Township (west)
• Kirkland Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Graber, Mazelin, Ray and Smith.

Major highways

• US 27
• SR 124
• SR 218

Airports and landing strips

• Sprungers South Adams County Airstrip

School districts

• Adams Central Community Schools
• South Adams Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 79
• State Senate District 19

References

• "Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453633. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana