Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°32′41″N 85°46′25″W / 38.54472°N 85.77361°W / 38.54472; -85.77361CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClarkGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total56.06 sq mi (145.2 km²) • Land55.78 sq mi (144.5 km²) • Water0.28 sq mi (0.7 km²)Elevation

^[1]

525 ft (160 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total5,610 • Density96.9/sq mi (37.4/km²)FIPS code18-50274^[3]GNIS feature ID453636

Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,402 and it contained 2,125 housing units.^[4]

History

Monroe Township was organized prior to 1827 but the exact date is unclear because records have been lost. It was likely named for President James Monroe.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.06 square miles (145.2 km²), of which 55.78 square miles (144.5 km²) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (or 0.50%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Blue Lick
Henryville
Underwood

Adjacent townships

Vienna Township, Scott County (north)
Oregon Township (east)
Charlestown Township (southeast)
Union Township (south)
Carr Township (southwest)
Wood Township (southwest)
Polk Township, Washington County (west)
Finley Township, Scott County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Blue Lick Cemetery (a.k.a. Mountain Grove), Bowerman Cemetery, Cass, Clegg (a.k.a. Mt. Moriah), Collings, Dieterlen Grave, Dietz, Forest Grove (a.k.a. Willey's Chapel), Guernsey, Henryville, Hylton-Condrey, Hosea Family, Kaylor-Wilcox, Little Union (a.k.a. Gross), McBride-Allen-Biggs (a.k.a. Allen), Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Otisco II, St. Clair, St. Francis Catholic (a.k.a. Henryville Catholic), Tuttle, and Wootan.^[6]

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 357.
^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.