Monroe County
Also known as Monroe County, Mississippi, Monroe County, MS
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Seat
- Aberdeen
- Largest city
- Amory
- Total
- 772 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Land
- 765 sq mi (1,980 km )
- Water
- 7.0 sq mi (18 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,318
- Density
- 44.7/sq mi (17.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
Article
Monroe County is a county on the northeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi next to Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,180. Its county seat is Aberdeen.
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