Monroe Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Pulaski County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,019 and it contained 1,848 housing units.
History
The
Pulaski County Home was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2015.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Winamac
Winamac was the name of a number of Potawatomi leaders and warriors beginning in the late 17th century. The name derives from a man named Wilamet, a Native American from an eastern tribe who in 1681 was appointed to serve as a liaison between Ne ...
Adjacent townships
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Franklin Township (north)
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Tippecanoe Township (northeast)
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Harrison Township (east)
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Van Buren Township (southeast)
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Indian Creek Township (south)
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Beaver Township (southwest)
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Jefferson Township (west)
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Rich Grove Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Crown Hill, Memorial Gardens, Reed and Saint Peters.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
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Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne.
Route ...
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Indiana State Road 119
Rivers
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Tippecanoe River
The Tippecanoe River ( ) is a gentle, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river in the Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion in northern Indiana. It flows from Croo ...
Education
* Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
Monroe Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.
Political districts
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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend and Elkhart.
On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the r ...
* State House District 20
* State Senate District 18
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Pulaski County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana