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Monroe County
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county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Seat
- Albia
- Largest city
- Albia
- Total
- 434 sq mi (1,120 km )
- Land
- 434 sq mi (1,120 km )
- Water
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,406
- Density
- 17.5/sq mi (6.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- monroecounty .iowa .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 7577
- Area
- 1124
- Elevation
- 240
- Official website
- monroecoia.us
- Image
- Monroe County, Iowa Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 3243
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- water as percent of area
- 0.1
- native label
- Monroe County
- Commons category
- Monroe County, Iowa
- inception
- 1843-00-00
- per capita income
- 30732
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Monroe County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Iowa. In the early 20th century, it was a center of bituminous coal mining and in 1910 had a population of more than 25,000. As mining declined, people moved elsewhere for work. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,577. The county seat is Albia. The county, originally called Kishkekosh County after a famous chief of the Meskwaki, was renamed for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
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