Monroe Township, Washington County, Indiana

Monroe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°43′23″N 86°04′17″W / 38.72306°N 86.07139°W / 38.72306; -86.07139Coordinates: 38°43′23″N 86°04′17″W / 38.72306°N 86.07139°W / 38.72306; -86.07139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	38.86 sq mi (100.65 km2)
– Land	38.44 sq mi (99.56 km2)
– Water	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)  1.08%
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	615
– Density	16/sq mi (6.2/km2)
ZIP codes	47167, 47170 47281
GNIS feature ID	0453648

Monroe Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 615.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 38.86 square miles (100.6 km²); of this, 38.44 square miles (99.6 km²) (98.92 percent) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km²) (1.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Kossuth at 38°42′16″N 86°06′10″W / 38.7045002°N 86.1027569°W / 38.7045002; -86.1027569
• Plattsburg at 38°43′10″N 86°05′23″W / 38.7195001°N 86.0897011°W / 38.7195001; -86.0897011

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

Adjacent townships

• Driftwood Township, Jackson County (north)
• Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County (northeast)
• Gibson Township (east)
• Washington Township (south)
• Jefferson Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Collett, Gater, Peugh, Ridlen and Weston.

School districts

• Salem Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 73
• State Senate District 44

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 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