Monroe Township, Benton County, Iowa

Monroe Township is one of twenty townships in Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 259.

History
Monroe Township was founded in 1851.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of 36.31 square miles (94.04 square kilometers); of this, 36.3 square miles (94.01 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

 * Bruce Township (north)
 * Cedar Township (northeast)
 * Jackson Township (east)
 * Big Grove Township (southeast)
 * Homer Township (south)
 * Oneida Township, Tama County (southwest)
 * Clark Township, Tama County (west)
 * Geneseo Township, Tama County (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Gnagy, Ramthun, Saint Joseph and Urmy.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 218.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 218
 * [[Image:Iowa 8.svg|25px]] Iowa Highway 8

School districts

 * Union Community School District
 * Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District

Political districts

 * Iowa's 3rd congressional district
 * State House District 39
 * State Senate District 20