Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana

Monroe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°15′52″N 85°39′28″W / 40.26444°N 85.65778°W / 40.26444; -85.65778Coordinates: 40°15′52″N 85°39′28″W / 40.26444°N 85.65778°W / 40.26444; -85.65778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	51.28 sq mi (132.82 km2)
– Land	51.26 sq mi (132.75 km2)
– Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.05%
Elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	10,233
– Density	199.6/sq mi (77.1/km2)
ZIP codes	46001, 46063, 46070
GNIS feature ID	0453642

Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,233.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 51.28 square miles (132.8 km²); of this, 51.26 square miles (132.8 km²) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (0.05 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Alexandria
• Orestes

Unincorporated towns

• Gehring and Gumz Ditch at 40°14′04″N 85°34′42″W / 40.2344862°N 85.5783071°W / 40.2344862; -85.5783071
• Gimco City at 40°15′30″N 85°41′02″W / 40.2583738°N 85.6838648°W / 40.2583738; -85.6838648

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Bell, Donahue, Parkview, Pisgah, Star and Walker.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 9
• Indiana State Road 28

Airports and landing strips

• Alexandria Airport

School districts

• Alexandria Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 35
• State House District 36
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453642. Retrieved 2009-10-03. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Monroe Township
• Monroe Township history