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Monroe Township, Grant County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Grant

Elevation
  
265 m

Local time
  
Thursday 1:27 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453638

Area
  
92.07 km²

Population
  
1,677 (2010)

Monroe Township, Grant County, Indiana

Weather
  
2°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 35% Humidity

Monroe Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,677 and it contained 669 housing units.

Contents

Map of Monroe Township, IN, USA

History

The Israel Jenkins House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.55 square miles (92.1 km2), of which 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water. Lakes in this township include Lake Marion. The streams of Ball Run, Club Run, Little Walnut Creek, Monroe Prairie Creek and Sports Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Marion (the county seat)
  • Gas City (east edge)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Arcana
  • Friendly Corner
  • Jadden

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Van Buren Township (north)
  • Jackson Township, Wells County (northeast)
  • Washington Township, Blackford County (east)
  • Licking Township, Blackford County (southeast)
  • Jefferson Township (south)
  • Center Township (west)
  • Mill Township (west)
  • Washington Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains one cemetery, Atkinson.

    Major highways

  • I-69
  • SR 5
  • SR 18
  • SR 22

    • References

    Monroe Township, Grant County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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