Monon Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°52′16″N86°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 |
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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] |
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]
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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these three cemeteries: Bedford, Monon and Wilson.
Monon Township is served by the Monon Town & Township Public Library. [6]
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Lee is an unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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.