Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Monroe Township is one of twelve townships

Civil township

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in Pulaski County

Pulaski County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,755 people, 5,170 households, and 3,779 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 5,918 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, Indiana

Indiana

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, USA

United States

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. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 4,015.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Monroe Township covers an area of 41.34 square miles (107.1 km²); of this, 40.98 square miles (106.1 km²) (99.12 percent) is land and 0.36 square mile (0.9323957196 km²) (0.88 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 698.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Franklin Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

(north)
Tippecanoe Township
Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Tippecanoe Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,130.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Tippecanoe Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Lawton at *...

(northeast)
Harrison Township
Harrison Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 657.-History:The early pioneer settlement of Mooresburg was located in this township. It consisted of several churches, a post office, general store, mill for grinding grain, and...

(east)
Van Buren Township
Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Van Buren Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,005.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Van Buren Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

(southeast)
Indian Creek Township
Indian Creek Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Indian Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 756.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Indian Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Pulaski at...

(south)
Beaver Township
Beaver Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Beaver Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 479.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Beaver Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Lakeside at Beaver...

(southwest)
Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 546.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of .-Adjacent townships:...

(west)
Rich Grove Township
Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Rich Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 887.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Grove Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...

(northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Crown Hill, Memorial Gardens, Reed and Saint Peters.

Major highways

U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 is a north–south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia. The highway's northern terminus is in Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. Route 20. Its southern terminus is in Scott...
Indiana State Road 14
Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west road in northern Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne....
Indiana State Road 119
Indiana State Road 119
State Road 119 exists as two separate roads in the U.S state of Indiana. The road is a rural surface highway for the entire length of both sections.-Southern section:...

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in South Bend, the district is located in north-central Indiana and takes in the Indiana portion of the Michiana region...
State House District 20
State Senate District 18

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