title: Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana
text: # Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana
  
  Monroe Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,797 and it contained 1,265 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Monroe Township was organized in 1840.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.06 square miles (62.3 $km^2),$ of which 24.04 square miles (62.3 $km^2)$ (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 $km^2)$ (or 0.08%) is water.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Flora
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Bringhurst
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Jackson (north)
  * Carrollton (east)
  * Burlington (southeast)
  * Democrat (south)
  * Madison (west)
  * Deer Creek (northwest)
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Indiana State Road 18
  * Indiana State Road 75
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains three cemeteries: Maple Lawn, Moss, and Shirar Landis.
  
  ## Education
  
  Monroe Township residents may obtain a library card at the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library in Flora.
  
  