Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana

Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,402 and it contained 2,125 housing units.^[4]

Monroe Township
Township
Location of Monroe Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°32′41″N 85°46′25″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	56.06 sq mi (145.2 km2)
• Land	55.78 sq mi (144.5 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	525 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,610
• Density	96.9/sq mi (37.4/km2)
FIPS code	18-50274[3]
GNIS feature ID	453636

History

Monroe Township was organized prior to 1827 but the exact date is unclear because records have been lost. It was likely named for President James Monroe.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.06 square miles (145.2 km²), of which 55.78 square miles (144.5 km²) (or 99.50%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (or 0.50%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

• Blue Lick
• Henryville
• Underwood

Adjacent townships

• Vienna Township, Scott County (north)
• Oregon Township (east)
• Charlestown Township (southeast)
• Union Township (south)
• Carr Township (southwest)
• Wood Township (southwest)
• Polk Township, Washington County (west)
• Finley Township, Scott County (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• U.S. Route 31
• State Road 160

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Blue Lick Cemetery (a.k.a. Mountain Grove), Bowerman Cemetery, Cass, Clegg (a.k.a. Mt. Moriah), Collings, Dieterlen Grave, Dietz, Forest Grove (a.k.a. Willey's Chapel), Guernsey, Henryville, Hylton-Condrey, Hosea Family, Kaylor-Wilcox, Little Union (a.k.a. Gross), McBride-Allen-Biggs (a.k.a. Allen), Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Otisco II, St. Clair, St. Francis Catholic (a.k.a. Henryville Catholic), Tuttle, and Wootan.^[6]