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Monroe

Also known as Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe, LA

parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Ouachita
Founded: 1785 (241 years ago) ( 1785 )
Incorporated town: 1845 (181 years ago) ( 1845 )
Incorporated city: 1906 (120 years ago) ( 1906 )
Named after: the steamboat James Monroe
Mayor: Friday Ellis ( I )
City council: Members List President of the Council: Doug Harvey Clerk: Carolus Riley Dist 1: Doug Harvey Dist 2: Gretchen Ezernack Dist 3: Juanita G. Woods Dist 4: Bishop Rodney McFarland Dist 5: Verbon R. Muhammad City Attorney: Angie Sturdivant
City: 32.91 sq mi (85.23 km )
Land: 29.65 sq mi (76.80 km )
Water: 3.25 sq mi (8.42 km )
Elevation: 72 ft (22 m)
Estimate 2023: 46,616
Rank: US: 857th, LA: 8th
Density: 1,608.6/sq mi (621.08/km )
Urban: 119,964 (US: 280th )
Metro: 222,695 (US: 212th )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Monroe
Population: 47702
Area: 8.423374
Elevation: 22
Official website: monroela.us
Image: Monroe, Louisiana skyline in 2021.png
Households: 17162
Dialing code: 318

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postal code: 71201
Commons category: Monroe, Louisiana
inception: 1785-00-00
P8168: Black Emanuelle
water as percent of area: 9.9862
per capita income: 22379

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Article

Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area, the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana.

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