Monroe TownshipIN
A town of 362.
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
Monroe Township’s median age is 66.7 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, 15,549 acres with 22.5 miles of trail. Monroe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
362 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Monroe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Monroe Township.
Most of Monroe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Monroe Township had 5 jobs in 2023, down 446 from 2013. Its income of the median household is $47,000. The median commute is under 9 miles. The top destinations are Madison (39%), Madison Township (10%) and Indianapolis (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Monroe Township
Winters in Monroe Township are chilly and summers warm, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 12 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Monroe Township is
For adults in Monroe Township, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%. Monroe Township: two in five adults have high blood pressure, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%.
| Monroe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Monroe Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from inland flooding and 30% from tornadoes. Monroe Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 56 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monroe Township has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation
24 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Monroe Township’s trail density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Monroe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | 22.5 mi | 15,549 |
| 2. Krueger Lake | 0.3 mi | 126 |
| 3. Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods | 0.1 mi | 329 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Monroe Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 0 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Monroe Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Monroe Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 374 (representing no change from 2010) and it contained 164 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe Township, IN a good place to live?
Monroe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.