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Monroe County

Also known as Monroe County, Michigan, Monroe County, MI, Frenchtown County

county in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
Founded: July 14, 1817
Named after: James Monroe
Seat: Monroe
Largest city: Monroe
Total: 680 sq mi (1,800 km )
Land: 549 sq mi (1,420 km )
Water: 131 sq mi (340 km ) 19%
Estimate 2025: 156,004
Density: 282/sq mi (109/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional districts: 5th , 6th
Website: www .co .monroe .mi .us

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Wikidata facts

Population: 154809
Area: 1761
Official website: www.co.monroe.mi.us
Image: MonroeMIcourthouse.jpg
Households: 60804

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Commons category: Monroe County, Michigan
inception: 1817-00-00
water as percent of area: 19
native label: Monroe County
per capita income: 33202

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Map of Monroe County from 1873

Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 154,809. The largest city and county seat is Monroe. The county was established as the second county (after Wayne County) in the Michigan Territory in 1817 and was named for then-President James Monroe. Monroe County is coterminous with the Monroe metropolitan statistical area.