Monroe Township, Howard County, Indiana

Monroe Township
Township

Location in Howard County
Coordinates: 40°27′06″N 86°18′59″W / 40.45167°N 86.31639°W / 40.45167; -86.31639Coordinates: 40°27′06″N 86°18′59″W / 40.45167°N 86.31639°W / 40.45167; -86.31639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Howard
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 19.2 sq mi (50 km2)
 • Land 19.2 sq mi (50 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,407
 • Estimate (2012[1]) 1,412
 • Density 73.3/sq mi (28.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453639

Monroe Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,407 and it contained 560 housing units.[2]

History

Monroe Township was established in 1837.[3]

Geography

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
20001,387—
20101,4071.4%
Est. 20121,4120.4%
U.S. Census[4]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km2), all land.[2] 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.[5]

Unincorporated communities

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "US Census Data". US Government Census Agency. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". US Government/Census. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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