Monon Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°52′16″N 86°52′46″W / 40.87111°N 86.87944°W / 40.87111; -86.87944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhiteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total63.94 sq mi (165.6 km²) • Land63.42 sq mi (164.3 km²) • Water0.51 sq mi (1.3 km²) 0.80%Elevation

679 ft (207 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,286 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)ZIP codes

46996, 47946, 47959, 47960, 47978

GNIS feature ID453632

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]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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

Monon 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

According 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

Monon

Unincorporated towns

Lee at 40°53′47″N 86°58′05″W / 40.896428°N 86.968074°W / 40.896428; -86.968074

(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.^[6]

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
State House District 25
State Senate District 07

References

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.