Monroe County
Also known as Monroe County, Missouri, Monroe County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- January 6, 1831
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Seat
- Paris
- Largest city
- Monroe City
- Total
- 670 sq mi (1,700 km )
- Land
- 648 sq mi (1,680 km )
- Water
- 23 sq mi (60 km ) 3.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,959
- Density
- 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
Monroe County is a county in northeast Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,666. Its county seat is Paris. It is the birthplace of Mark Twain.
History