Back مقاطعة مونرو (ميشيغان) Arabic مونرو بؤلگهسی، میشیقان AZB Monroe County, Michigan BAR Монро (окръг, Мичиган) Bulgarian মনরৌ কাউন্টি, মিশিগান BPY Monroe Gông (Michigan) CDO Monroe County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Michigan) CEB Monroe County (Michigan) Czech Monroe County, Michigan Welsh Monroe County (Michigan) German
Monroe County | |
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.jpg) Monroe County Courthouse | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Michigan | |
 Michigan's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 83°30′W / 41.92°N 83.5°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| Founded | July 14, 1817[1] |
| Named for | James Monroe |
| Seat | Monroe |
| Largest city | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 680 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Land | 549 sq mi (1,420 km2) |
| • Water | 131 sq mi (340 km2) 19% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 154,809 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 155,045  |
| • Density | 230/sq mi (88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 5th, 6th |
| Website | www |
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 154,809.[2] The largest city and county seat is Monroe.[3] The county was established as the second county (after Wayne County) in the Michigan Territory in 1817 and was named for then-President James Monroe.[4] Monroe County is coterminous with the Monroe metropolitan statistical area.[5]
- ^ "Bibliography on Monroe County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "List of Michigan counties with creation date". Archived from the original on July 28, 2009.
- ^ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf [bare URL PDF]