The highway is a major travel artery through the region. Routes 11 and 15 combine at the township's northern end and continue concurrently southward through the township. home improvement, general merchandise, grocery, department store, and consumer electronics) has a presence in the township. Nearly every major 'Big Box' retail format (e.g. The most recent addition is Monroe Marketplace, a collection of department stores and restaurants which was developed on farmland and the site of a former church camp along U.S. The Susquehanna Valley Mall is in Monroe Township. The township (and inlaid Shamokin Dam) is home to most of Snyder County's commercial activity and serves as the location for nearly all of the county's national-chain retail outlets, hotels, and restaurants. Ground-Water-Quality Data in Pennsylvania - A Compilation of Computerized Electronic Databases, 1979-2004 Economy Ground water is being monitored by the USGS. A few areas have persistent standing water with most rains. Flooding occurs in low-lying areas on an annual basis. Small creeks drain the township into the Susquehanna River. Hummels Wharf is a census-designated place within the township. Monroe Township is bordered by Union County to the north, the Susquehanna River, Shamokin Dam and Hummels Wharf to the east, Selinsgrove to the south, and Penn Township, Kratzerville and Jackson Township to the west. Geography Cliffs in Monroe TownshipĪccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.8 square miles (40.8 km 2), of which 15.6 square miles (40.5 km 2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km 2) (0.76%) is water.

The Bridge between Monroe and Penn Townships was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The population was 4,145 at the 2020 census. Monroe Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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