Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. In the 2010 census, its population was 8,786 and it contained 4,098 housing units.
History Monroe Township was organized in 1836. It was named for President James Monroe.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.04%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages Alexandria Orestes
Unincorporated towns Gehring and Gumz Ditch at Gimco City at Innisdale at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries The township contains these six cemeteries: Bell, Donahue, Parkview, Pisgah, Star and Walker.
Major highways Indiana State Road 9 Indiana State Road 28
Airports and landing strips Alexandria Airport
Education Alexandria Community School Corporation
Monroe Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library in Alexandria.
Political districts Indiana's 5th congressional district State House District 35 State House District 36 State Senate District 25
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles IndianaMap
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana City-Data.com page for Monroe Township Monroe Township history