Editing Monroe Charter Township, Michigan

{{Distinguish|Monroe Township, Michigan|Munro Township, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Monroe Township, Michigan
|official_name            = Monroe Charter Township
|settlement_type          = [[Charter township]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Township Office along East Dunbar Road
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] and the administered CDPs of [[South Monroe, Michigan|South Monroe]] (1) and [[West Monroe, Michigan|West Monroe]] (2)
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]]

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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Alan Barron
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Christina Smith
|established_title        = Organized
|established_date         = 1827

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_26.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 18.11
|area_land_sq_mi          = 16.88
|area_water_sq_mi         = 1.23

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US2611555040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Monroe charter township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 14391
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 852.7

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|coordinates              = {{coord|41|53|40|N|83|24|50|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 48161 ([[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]])<br>48145 ([[La Salle Township, Michigan|La Salle]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-115-55040<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1626755<ref>{{GNIS|1626755}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|monroechartertownship.org}}
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}}
'''Monroe Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 14,391.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The township is bordered by the city of [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]] to the north, but the two are administered autonomously. The township was organized in 1827 and named after [[James Monroe]], the fifth president of the United States.

==Communities==
*'''Avalon Beach''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located at {{coord|41|51|26|N|83|23|34|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|620371|Avalon Beach}}</ref>
*'''Bolles Harbor''' is an unincorporated community located at {{coord|41|52|03|N|83|23|10|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|621693|Bolles Harbor}}</ref> The community was first platted in 1921 by William Bolles, who began selling lots for year round residents.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=69–70}}
*'''Evergreen Acres''' is an unincorporated community located at {{coord|41|54|26|N|83|25|52|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|625688|Evergreen Acres}}</ref>
*'''Greening''' is a former settlement located within the township. It was settled in 1898 by [[Plant nursery|nurserymen]] Charles and George Greening about {{convert|2.0|mi|km|1}} southeast of the city of Monroe. A post office in Greening operated very briefly from March 3 to August 6, 1898.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=238}} 
*'''Patterson Gardens''' is an unincorporated community located at {{coord|41|55|06|N|83|25|50|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|634469|Patterson Gardens}}</ref>
*'''[[South Monroe, Michigan|South Monroe]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] located at {{coord|41|54|45|N|83|25|04|W|}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1867324|South Monroe}}</ref>
*'''[[West Monroe, Michigan|West Monroe]]''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located at {{coord|41|54|50|N|83|25|54|W|}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1867326|West Monroe}}</ref>  [[Monroe High School (Michigan)|Monroe High School]] is located in West Monroe.

==Geography==
The township is in eastern Monroe County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of Monroe and to the southeast by the shore of [[Lake Erie]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|18.11|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|16.88|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|1.23|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 6.81%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} runs south–north along the eastern end of the township near Lake Erie.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|24|name1=Telegraph Road}} runs south–north through the center of the township.
*[[File:US_25_Michigan_1948.svg|24px]] [[U.S. Route 25 in Michigan|US 25]] is a former U.S. highway from 1926–1973 that is now replaced with M-125.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|50|name1=S. Custer Road}} runs west through the township on the south side of the [[River Raisin]].
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|125|name1=S. Dixie Highway}} runs parallel east of US 24.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 
|1860= 
|1870= 1003
|1880= 1018
|1890= 890
|1900= 1137
|1910= 1141
|1920= 1232
|1930= 2876
|1940= 3713
|1950= 5856
|1960= 8343
|1970= 9351
|1980= 11654
|1990= 11909
|2000= 13491
|2010= 14568
|2020= 14391
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.html|title=Decennial Census Official Publications|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 14,568 people, 5,312 households, and 3,686 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|777.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|320.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 5,312 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,694, and the median income for a family was $52,517. Males had a median income of $44,949 versus $26,674 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,276.  About 8.2% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Monroe Township is served by two separate public school districts.  The majority of the township is served by [[Monroe Public Schools (Michigan)|Monroe Public Schools]], in which [[Monroe High School (Michigan)|Monroe High School]] is located within the township.  A small western portion of the township is served by [[Ida Public Schools]], which is centralized in [[Ida Township, Michigan|Ida Township]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821004401/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_MONROE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Monroe County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>

[[Monroe County Community College]] is located within the township.

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=69–70, 238}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|monroechartertownship.org}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Monroe Charter Township
| North     = 
| Northeast = [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]]
| East      = ''[[Lake Erie]]'' / {{flagicon|Canada}}{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Pelee, Ontario|Pelee]]
| Southeast = ''[[Lake Erie]]'' / {{flagicon|OH}} [[Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio|Put-in-Bay Township]]<br/>{{flagicon|OH}} [[Put-in-Bay, Ohio|Put-in-Bay]]
| South     = 
| Southwest = [[La Salle Township, Michigan|La Salle Township]]
| West      = 
| Northwest = [[Raisinville Township, Michigan|Raisinville Township]]
}}

{{Monroe County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Monroe County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Erie]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1827]]
[[Category:1827 establishments in Michigan Territory]]