Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana

Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. In the 2010 census, its population was 8,786 and it contained 4,098 housing units.

History
Monroe Township was organized in 1836. It was named for President James Monroe.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.25 sqmi, of which 51.22 sqmi (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 sqmi (or 0.04%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Alexandria
 * Orestes

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Gehring and Gumz Ditch at 40.23449°N, -85.57831°W
 * Gimco City at 40.25837°N, -85.68386°W
 * Innisdale at 40.2574°N, -85.6923°W

Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Bell, Donahue, Parkview, Pisgah, Star and Walker.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Indiana 9.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 9
 * [[Image:Indiana 28.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 28

Airports and landing strips

 * Alexandria Airport

Education

 * Alexandria Community School Corporation

Monroe Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library in Alexandria.

Political districts

 * Indiana's 5th congressional district
 * State House District 35
 * State House District 36
 * State Senate District 25