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.[1]
Monon Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in White County | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′16″N 86°52′46″W / 40.87111°N 86.87944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | White |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.94 sq mi (165.6 km2) |
| • Land | 63.42 sq mi (164.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) 0.80% |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,286 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 46996, 47946, 47959, 47960, 47978 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453632 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,960 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,441 | 24.5% | |
| 1910 | 2,363 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,521 | 6.7% | |
| 1930 | 2,438 | −3.3% | |
| 1940 | 2,455 | 0.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,684 | 9.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,594 | −3.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,998 | 15.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,389 | 13.0% | |
| 1990 | 3,140 | −7.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,272 | 4.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,282 | 0.3% | |
| 2020 | 3,286 | 0.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
History
editMonon Township was established in 1836, and named after Big Monon Creek.[3]
The first post office was established at Lee, aka Oakdale, on the Monon Railroad.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.94 square miles (165.6 km2), of which 63.42 square miles (164.3 km2) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 0.80%) is water.[5]
Cities, towns, villages
editUnincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- 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
editThe township contains these three cemeteries: Bedford, Monon and Wilson.
Airports and landing strips
edit- Garwood Memorial Airport
Landmarks
edit- Bedford Cemetery
- Monon Park
Education
edit- North White School Corporation
Monon Township is served by the Monon Town & Township Public Library.[6]
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 25
- State Senate District 07
References
edit- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 163.
- ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915), 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, University of Wisconsin - Madison, p. 209,
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.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.