Monroe township, Washington County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Land area: 38.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 615 (all rural)
| Males: 312 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 303 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 615 (541 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.62
| Monroe township: | 2.6 people |
| Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Monroe township: | $41,341 |
| Indiana: | $47,529 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $585 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,004 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
| : | $101,004 |
| Indiana: | $122,200 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.5% |
| This township: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Monroe township include: Crossroads Church (A), Delaney Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Weston Cemetery (1), Gater Cemetery (2), Ridlen Cemetery (3), Peugh Cemetery (4), Collett Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Duncan Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 557
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 25
- South: 59
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 197
- One, attached: 22
- Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $64,200
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 41 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (25%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Woodworkers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (16%)
- Waiters and waitresses (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- United States or American (24.5%)
- German (23.4%)
- English (20.7%)
- Irish (13.5%)
- Swedish (7.9%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
- Dutch (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 189 (56%)
- Carpooled: 106 (32%)
- Other means: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 30 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Utility gas (5%)
90.9% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 694- In family households: 619 (170 male householders, 29 female householders)
158 spouses, 206 children (206 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 75 (31 male householders (26 living alone)), 28 female householders (18 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 10 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
125 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (15 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 25.6% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |