Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana
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Monroe Township is one of fourteen 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 Morgan County
Morgan County, Indiana
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville. Morgan is one of seven counties contiguous to Marion County, and is located between Indianapolis, in Marion County, and Bloomington, located in Monroe County...

, 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 4,674.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Monroe Township covers an area of 26.61 square miles (68.9 km²); of this, 26.53 square miles (68.7 km²) (99.71 percent) is land and 0.08 square mile (0.2071990488 km²) (0.29 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Allman
    Allman, Indiana
    Allman is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana....

     at 39.6172687°N 86.4311062°W
  • Bunker Hill
    Bunker Hill, Morgan County, Indiana
    Bunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana....

     at 39.5664359°N 86.4413842°W
  • Gasburg
    Gasburg, Indiana
    Gasburg is an unincorporated town in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana.-Geography:Gasburg is located at between Monrovia and Mooresville. The mayor of Gasburg is Steve Wells, although this is not an elected office. The economy in the area includes an auctioneering school, and a mulch and...

     at 39.5944911°N 86.4369396°W
  • Lake Hart
    Lake Hart, Indiana
    Lake Hart is an unincorporated community and former town in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 1990 census, the town had a total population of 213. Incorporated in the 1970s with a population of 231, the town was unincorporated on 23 September 1998. Residents are now...

     at 39.567547°N 86.4319394°W

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

Political districts

  • Indiana's 4th congressional district
    Indiana's 4th congressional district
    Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...

  • State House District 47
  • State Senate District 37

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