Monon Township, White County, Indiana

Monon Township
Township
Location in White County
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°52′16″N 86°52′46″W / 40.87111°N 86.87944°W / 40.87111; -86.87944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
63.94 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)
 • Total
3,286
 • Density51.81/sq mi (20.01/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
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,960—
19002,44124.5%
19102,363−3.2%
19202,5216.7%
19302,438−3.3%
19402,4550.7%
19502,6849.3%
19602,594−3.4%
19702,99815.6%
19803,38913.0%
19903,140−7.3%
20003,2724.2%
20103,2820.3%
20203,2860.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Monon Township was established in 1836, and named after Big Monon Creek.[3]

The township's first post office was Monon, established in 1838; it moved to various locations around the township before coming to rest in the town of West Bradford, which was later renamed Monon after the post office.[4] Other post offices established in the township in course of the 19th century were Cathcart, Flowerville, Lee, and Onoko.[4] The only of these other post offices to survive into the early 20th century was at Lee, also known as Oakdale, which was also on the Monon Railroad.[5]

Geography

According to 2024 US Census data, the township has a total area of 63.94 square miles (165.6 km2), of which 63.425 square miles (164.27 km2) (or 99.2%) is land and 0.511 square miles (1.32 km2) (or 0.8%) is water.[6]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bedford, Monon and Wilson.

Airports and landing strips

  • Garwood Memorial Airport

Landmarks

  • Bedford Cemetery
  • Monon Park

Education

Monon Township is in the North White School Corporation.[7]

The township is served by the Monon Town & Township Public Library.[8]

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (1883). "History of White County". In Goodspeed, Weston Arthur (ed.). Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. Historical and biographical. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co. p. 163. OCLC 3558236.
  4. 1 2 Goodspeed 1883, p. 172.
  5. ↑ 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, Lewis Publishing Co., 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.
  6. ↑ "GEOINFO | Annual Geographic Information Table | Monon township, White County, Indiana". United States Census. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: White County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
  8. ↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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