Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana

Monroe Township
—  Township  —
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°17′15″N 87°15′27″W / 38.2875°N 87.2575°W / 38.2875; -87.2575Coordinates: 38°17′15″N 87°15′27″W / 38.2875°N 87.2575°W / 38.2875; -87.2575
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	43.64 sq mi (113.04 km2)
– Land	42.76 sq mi (110.75 km2)
– Water	0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)  2.03%
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	715
– Density	16.7/sq mi (6.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47584, 47585, 47598, 47619, 47660
GNIS feature ID	0453644

Monroe Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 715.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 43.64 square miles (113.0 km²); of this, 42.76 square miles (110.7 km²) (97.97 percent) is land and 0.88 square miles (2.3 km²) (2.03 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Spurgeon

Unincorporated towns

• Coe at 38°18′23″N 87°15′29″W / 38.3064382°N 87.2580643°W / 38.3064382; -87.2580643
• Enos Corner at 38°17′21″N 87°15′40″W / 38.289216°N 87.2611196°W / 38.289216; -87.2611196
• Oakland City Junction at 38°19′54″N 87°18′05″W / 38.3317153°N 87.3014001°W / 38.3317153; -87.3014001
• Scottsburg at 38°17′19″N 87°13′09″W / 38.288661°N 87.2191735°W / 38.288661; -87.2191735

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coleman, Davis, Saint Pauls, Simpson and Union.

Major highways

• SR 61

Lakes

• Enos Lake
• Grey Lake

School districts

• Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 63
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453644. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 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