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Township in Indiana, United States
Monroe Township
is one of fourteen
townships
in
Carroll County, Indiana
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,863 (up from 2,797 at 2010
[4]
) and it contained 1,287 housing units.
History
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Monroe Township was organized in 1840.
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Geography
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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.06 square miles (62.3 km
2
), of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 km
2
) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km
2
) (or 0.08%) is water.
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Cities and towns
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Unincorporated towns
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Adjacent townships
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Major highways
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Cemeteries
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The township contains three cemeteries: Maple Lawn, Moss, and Shirar Landis.
Education
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Monroe Township residents may obtain a library card at the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library in
Flora
.
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References
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- ^
"US Board on Geographic Names"
.
United States Geological Survey
. October 25, 2007
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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"Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana"
.
United States Census Bureau
. May 2023
. Retrieved
April 4,
2024
.
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"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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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
.
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Odell, John Curtis (1916).
History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions
. B.F. Bowen. p. 85.
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"Libraries"
. Carroll County, IN
. Retrieved
March 4,
2018
.
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