Monroe Charter Township is a

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of Monroe County in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 14,391. The township is bordered by the city of Monroe to the north, but the two are administered autonomously. The township was organized in 1827 and named after

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, the fifth president of the United States.

Communities

*Avalon Beach is an

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located at . *Bolles Harbor is an unincorporated community located at . The community was first platted in 1921 by William Bolles, who began selling lots for year round residents. *Evergreen Acres is an unincorporated community located at . *Greening is a former settlement located within the township. It was settled in 1898 by nurserymen Charles and George Greening about southeast of the city of Monroe. A post office in Greening operated very briefly from March 3 to August 6, 1898. *Patterson Gardens is an unincorporated community located at . * South Monroe is an unincorporated community and

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located at . * West Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located at . Monroe High School is located in West Monroe.

Geography

The township is in eastern Monroe County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Monroe and to the southeast by the shore of

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. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.81%, are water.

Major highways

* runs south–north along the eastern end of the township near Lake Erie. * runs south–north through the center of the township. * US_25_Michigan_1948

US 25 is a former U.S. highway from 1926–1973 that is now replaced with M-125. * runs west through the township on the south side of the

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. * runs parallel east of US 24.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 14,568 people, 5,312 households, and 3,686 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,572 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.93%

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, 1.87%

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, 0.19% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.79% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.97% of the population. There were 5,312 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were

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living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $45,694, and the median income for a family was $52,517. Males had a median income of $44,949 versus $26,674 for females. The

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for the township was $23,276. About 8.2% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Monroe Township is served by two separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Monroe Public Schools, in which Monroe High School is located within the township. A small western portion of the township is served by Ida Public Schools, which is centralized in Ida Township. Monroe County Community College is located within the township.

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* {{Authority control Townships in Monroe County, Michigan Charter townships in Michigan Michigan populated places on Lake Erie Populated places established in 1827 1827 establishments in Michigan Territory