Monon Township, White County, Indiana
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| settlement_type = Township
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| image_map = Map highlighting Monon Township, White County, Indiana.svg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
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| subdivision_name1 = Indiana
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = White
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| government_type = Indiana township
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| area_total_sq_mi = 63.94
| area_land_sq_mi = 63.42
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.51
| area_water_percent = 0.80
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 3286
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| elevation_m = 207
| elevation_ft = 679
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| postal_code = 46996, 47946, 47959, 47960, 47978
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Monon Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,286 and it contained 1,919 housing units.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Monon_township,_White_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1818150166 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=data.census.gov}}
{{US Census population
| footnote = Source: US Decennial Census{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp|title = Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana}}
| 1890 = 1960
| 1900 = 2441
| 1910 = 2363
| 1920 = 2521
| 1930 = 2438
| 1940 = 2455
| 1950 = 2684
| 1960 = 2594
| 1970 = 2998
| 1980 = 3389
| 1990 = 3140
| 2000 = 3272
| 2010 = 3282
| 2020 = 3286
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History
Monon Township was established in 1836, and named after Big Monon Creek.{{cite book|title=Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical|url=https://archive.org/details/countiesofwhitep00faba|year=1883|publisher=F.A. Battey & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/countiesofwhitep00faba/page/163 163]}}
The first post office was established at Lee, aka Oakdale, on the Monon Railroad.{{Citation |last = Hamelle |first = W. H. |title = A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country |publisher = University of Wisconsin - Madison |year = 1915 |page = 209 |url = |isbn = |quote = OAKDALE, OR LEE The only existing postoffice in Monon Township outside the village is Lee, in the northwest corner, about a mile from the Jasper County line on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago (Monon) Railroad.}}
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|63.94|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|63.42|sqmi}} (or 99.19%) is land and {{convert|0.51|sqmi}} (or 0.80%) is water.{{cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18181 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203612/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18181 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |accessdate=2013-05-10 |publisher=United States Census}}
=Cities, towns, villages=
=Unincorporated towns=
- Lee at {{coord|40.896428|-86.968074|scale:10000|display=inline}}
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Salem Township, Pulaski County (north)
- Beaver Township, Pulaski County (northeast)
- Liberty Township (east)
- Union Township (southeast)
- Honey Creek Township (south)
- Princeton Township (southwest)
- Milroy Township, Jasper County (west)
- Hanging Grove Township, Jasper County (northwest)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains these three cemeteries: Bedford, Monon and Wilson.
=Airports and landing strips=
- Garwood Memorial Airport
=Landmarks=
- Bedford Cemetery
- Monon Park
Education
- North White School Corporation
Monon Township is served by the Monon Town & Township Public Library.{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | accessdate=15 March 2018}}
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 25
- State Senate District 07
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505043622/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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