Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Bloomington Township is one of eleven townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Monroe County
Monroe County, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 137,974 people, 46,898 households, and 24,715 families residing in the county. The population density was 306 people per square mile . There were 50,846 housing units at an average density of 129 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 41,032.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Bloomington Township covers an area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km²); of this, 36.61 square miles (94.8 km²) (99.45 percent) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) (0.55 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Bloomington
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....

     (northern half, from Third Street north)

Unincorporated towns

  • Arlington at 39.1839358°N 86.5499977°W
  • Cascade at 39.1906025°N 86.5388863°W
  • Dolan
    Dolan, Indiana
    Dolan is an unincorporated town in Bloomington Township, Monroe County, Indiana....

     at 39.2403246°N 86.4991631°W
  • Eastern Heights at 39.1747697°N 86.4802732°W
  • Lancaster Park at 39.2103244°N 86.5608316°W
  • Marlin Hills at 39.2131024°N 86.5233303°W

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

Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 37
    Indiana State Road 37
    State Road 37 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a major route in Indiana, running as a 4-lane divided highway for 110 miles of its course....

  • Indiana State Road 46
    Indiana State Road 46
    State Road 46 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.-Route description:The western terminus of SR 46 is at U.S. Route 40 in central Vigo County, just east of Terre Haute...


Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
    Indiana's 9th congressional district
    Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district is based in Bloomington....

  • State House District 61
  • State Senate District 40

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