Monroe County
Also known as Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County, IN
county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- January 14, 1818
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Seat
- Bloomington
- Largest city
- Bloomington
- Total
- 411.32 sq mi (1,065.3 km )
- Land
- 394.51 sq mi (1,021.8 km )
- Water
- 16.81 sq mi (43.5 km ) 4.09%
- Estimate 2025
- 143,345
- Density
- 354.16/sq mi (136.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1910 the US Census Bureau calculated the nation's mean population center to lie in Monroe County. The population was 139,718 at the 2020 United States census. The county seat is Bloomington. Monroe County is part of the Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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