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Monroe County
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county in New York, United States
Monroe County is a county located in New York State in the United States. It is home to the city of Rochester and serves as an important population and economic center in the western part of the state.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New York
- Contains
- East Rochester
- Capital
- Rochester
- Population
- 759443
- Area
- 3537
- Body of water
- Lake Ontario
- Shares border with
- Genesee County
- Official website
- www.monroecounty.gov
- Image
- MonroeCountyOfficeBuilding.JPG
- Households
- 305210
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- Commons category
- Monroe County, New York
- topic's main category
- Category:Monroe County, New York
- inception
- 1821-02-23
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Monroe County, New York
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Monroe County, New York
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Monroe County, New York
- different from
- Monroe County
- water as percent of area
- 52
- native label
- Monroe County
- per capita income
- 35339
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Rochester metropolitan area
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Encyclopedic overview
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of New York, located along Lake Ontario's southern shore. As of 2025, the population was 750,506, according to Census Bureau estimates. Its county seat and largest city is Rochester. The county is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. Monroe County is part of the upstate Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is part of the Finger Lakes region of the state.
History
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