Monroe

Monroe

Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles north of Toledo, Ohio and 25 miles south of Detroit. The United States Census Bureau lists Monroe as the core city in the Monroe Metropolitan Area, which had a population of 152,021 in 2010. Monroe itself is officially part of the Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint CSA, and Monroe is also sometimes unofficially...
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quick facts
County:Monroe County
State:Michigan
Country:United States of America
Population:21,323
Area:10.1 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Monroe, Michigan, Monroe County / Monroe city

Population history for Monroe

YearEstimated Population
2009 21,323
2008 21,363
2007 21,491
2006 21,638
2005 21,598
2004 21,604
2003 21,576
2002 21,592
2001 21,771
2000 22,051
1999 21,964
1998 21,922
1997 22,245
1996 22,334
1995 22,409
1994 22,544
1993 22,600
1992 22,862
1991 22,928
1990 22,674
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Colleges and universities in Monroe

Monroe County Community College
Monroe County Community College
Enrollment:4,440 (2011)
Michigan College of Beauty
Michigan College of Beauty

Famous residents of Monroe

Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley
TV Actor, Film Actor

Christie Brinkley is an American model and actress best known for her three consecutive appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit...
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Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
TV Actor

Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson is the winner of the 1988 Miss America Pageant. She is from Monroe, Michigan where a street is now named for her. On...
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Famous people born in Monroe

Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley
TV Actor, Film Actor

Christie Brinkley is an American model and actress best known for her three consecutive appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit...
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Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
TV Actor

Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson is the winner of the 1988 Miss America Pageant. She is from Monroe, Michigan where a street is now named for her. On...
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Frankie Biggz
Frankie Biggz
Musical Artist

Francisco Andres Lucio , better known by his stage name Frankie Biggz, is an American record producer, singer-songwriter, musician and DJ. Frankie...
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Airports in or near Monroe

Selfridge Field
Selfridge Field
Airport code:MTC
Toledo Express Airport
Toledo Express Airport
Airport code:TOL
Lenawee County Airport
Lenawee County Airport
Airport code:ADG
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Airport code:DTW

U.S. state

Michigan
Michigan
Population:3,757 (1800)

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan is the 8th most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area. Its capital is Lansing, and the largest city is Detroit. Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world,...
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