Back مقاطعة مونرو (جورجيا) Arabic مونرو بؤلگهسی، جورجیا AZB Monroe County, Georgia BAR Монро (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian মনরৌ কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Monroe Gông (Georgia) CDO Монро (гуо, Джорджи) CE Monroe County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Monroe County, Georgia Welsh Monroe County (Georgia) German
Monroe County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°01′N 83°55′W / 33.01°N 83.91°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Named for | James Monroe |
| Seat | Forsyth |
| Largest city | Forsyth |
| Government | |
| • Commission Chair | Greg Tapley |
| Area | |
• Total | 398 sq mi (1,030 km2) |
| • Land | 396 sq mi (1,030 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,957 |
• Estimate (2023) | 30,625  |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957.[1] The county seat is Forsyth.[2] The county was created on May 15, 1821.[3] The county was named for James Monroe.[4] Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Monroe County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2003.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 212.