Monroe Township, Howard County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°27′06″N 86°18′59″W / 40.45167°N 86.31639°W / 40.45167; -86.31639CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHowardGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total19.2 sq mi (50 km²) • Land19.2 sq mi (50 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

810 ft (247 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,325 • Density73.3/sq mi (28.3/km²)GNIS feature ID0453639

Monroe Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,325, down from 1,407 in 2010.^[1]

History

Monroe Township was established in 1837.^[2]

Geography

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	1,387	—
2010	1,407	1.4%
2020	1,325	−5.8%
U.S. Census^[3]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km²), all land.^[1] The streams of Little Wildcat Creek, Walnut Fork and West Honey Creek run through this township. As the 1870 census, New London was an incorporated town with a population of 240 people, which at the time was much more than Russiaville (at 160). In the 1880 census New London is no longer shown as an incorporated town, whereas Greentown (in Liberty Township) was shown as being incorporated.^[4]

Unincorporated communities

New London
Shanghai

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

Adjacent townships

Ervin Township (north)
Clay Township (northeast)
Harrison Township (east)
Honey Creek Township (southeast)
Forest Township, Clinton County (south)
Warren Township, Clinton County (southwest)
Burlington Township, Carroll County (west)

Major highways

SR 22

References

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

^ ^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.
^ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ "US Census Data". US Government Census Agency. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". US Government/Census. Retrieved March 1, 2014.