title: Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana
text: # Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana
  
  Monroe Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,402 and it contained 2,125 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Monroe Township was organized prior to 1827 but the exact date is unclear because records have been lost. It was likely named for President James Monroe.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.06 square miles (145.2 $km^2),$ of which 55.78 square miles (144.5 $km^2)$ (or 99.50%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 $km^2)$ (or 0.50%) is water.
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Blue Lick
  * Henryville
  * Underwood
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Vienna Township, Scott County (north)
  * Oregon Township (east)
  * Charlestown Township (southeast)
  * Union Township (south)
  * Carr Township (southwest)
  * Wood Township (southwest)
  * Polk Township, Washington County (west)
  * Finley Township, Scott County (northwest)
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Interstate 65
  * U.S. Route 31
  * State Road 160
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains several cemeteries: Blue Lick Cemetery (a.k.a. Mountain Grove), Bowerman Cemetery, Cass, Clegg (a.k.a. Mt. Moriah), Collings, Dieterlen Grave, Dietz, Forest Grove (a.k.a. Willey's Chapel), Guernsey, Henryville, Hylton-Condrey, Hosea Family, Kaylor-Wilcox, Little Union (a.k.a. Gross), McBride-Allen-Biggs (a.k.a. Allen), Mt. Lebanon, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Otisco II, St. Clair, St. Francis Catholic (a.k.a. Henryville Catholic), Tuttle, and Wootan.
  
  