Monroeville, Indiana

Monroeville is a town in Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,294 as of the 2020 census.

History

Monroeville was platted in 1851. It was named from Monroe Township. A post office was established at Monroeville in 1856. In July 1866, Monroeville was incorporated as a town.

Geography

Monroeville is located at (40.972799, -84.868598).

According to the 2010 census, Monroeville has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Monroeville had a population of 1,294. The median age was 39.5 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.1 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 517 households in Monroeville, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.9% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,235 people, 491 households, and 309 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 529 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.9% White, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 491 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Monroeville has a public library, a branch of the Allen County Public Library.

Arts and culture

Monroeville is a popular stop for bicycle tourists traveling on the Adventure Cycling Association routes. The Monroeville Community Center, which provides cyclist-only lodging, showers, and laundry facilities, was awarded the 2005 Trail Angel Award by the Adventure Cycling Association.