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Monroe County
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county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Founded
- November 13, 1819
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Seat
- Madisonville
- Largest city
- Sweetwater
- Mayor
- Mitch Ingram ( R )
- Total
- 653 sq mi (1,690 km )
- Land
- 636 sq mi (1,650 km )
- Water
- 17 sq mi (44 km ) 2.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 49,730
- Density
- 72.7/sq mi (28.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .monroetn .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 46250
- Area
- 1690
- Official website
- www.monroegovernment.org
- Image
- Monroe-county-tennessee-courthouse1.jpg
- Households
- 18639
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- native label
- Monroe County
- water as percent of area
- 2.6
- Commons category
- Monroe County, Tennessee
- inception
- 1819-11-13
- per capita income
- 25179
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Monroe County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46,250. Its county seat is Madisonville, and its largest city is Sweetwater.
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