Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°17′15″N 87°15′27″W / 38.28750°N 87.25750°W / 38.28750; -87.25750Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyPikeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total43.67 sq mi (113.1 km²) • Land42.46 sq mi (110.0 km²) • Water1.21 sq mi (3.1 km²) 2.77%Elevation

479 ft (146 m)Population

(2020)

• Total623 • Density14/sq mi (5.5/km²)ZIP codes

47584, 47585, 47598, 47619, 47660

GNIS feature ID453644

Monroe Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 623 and it contained 297 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,240	—
1900	2,264	1.1%
1910	2,037	−10.0%
1920	1,616	−20.7%
1930	1,737	7.5%
1940	1,521	−12.4%
1950	1,218	−19.9%
1960	927	−23.9%
1970	842	−9.2%
1980	839	−0.4%
1990	733	−12.6%
2000	715	−2.5%
2010	673	−5.9%
2020	623	−7.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.67 square miles (113.1 km²), of which 42.46 square miles (110.0 km²) (or 97.23%) is land and 1.21 square miles (3.1 km²) (or 2.77%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Spurgeon

Unincorporated towns

Coe at 38°18′23″N 87°15′29″W / 38.306438°N 87.258064°W / 38.306438; -87.258064
Enos Corner at 38°17′21″N 87°15′40″W / 38.289216°N 87.26112°W / 38.289216; -87.26112
Oakland City Junction at 38°19′54″N 87°18′05″W / 38.331715°N 87.301400°W / 38.331715; -87.301400
Scottsburg at 38°17′19″N 87°13′09″W / 38.288661°N 87.219174°W / 38.288661; -87.219174

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coleman, Davis, Saint Pauls, Simpson and Union.

Major highways

SR 61

Lakes

Enos Lake
Grey Lake

School districts

Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 63
State Senate District 48

References

"Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.