Monroe, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Atlanta. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the west of Monroe and has a population of 416,474 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Sandy Springs. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Monroe and has a population of 88,225 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alpharetta	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	49,903	43.18% increase
	College Park	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	19,969	2.03% decrease
	Decatur	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	18,986	4.62% increase
	Duluth	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	26,125	18.1% increase
	East Point	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	43,418	9.66% increase
	Forest Park	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	21,726	1.3% increase
	Gainesville	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	35,668	39.45% increase
	Griffin	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	23,719	1.14% increase
	Johns Creek	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Lawrenceville	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	29,258	30.63% increase
	Marietta	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	67,562	15% increase
	Milton	NW	41 mi [66 km]	---
	Roswell	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	87,657	10.49% increase
	Smyrna	W	46 mi [74 km]	49,854	21.6% increase
	Snellville	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	20,112	31.01% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bethlehem	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,096	53.07% increase
	Between	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	158	6.76% increase
	Bogart	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,083	3.24% increase
	Bostwick	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	359	11.49% increase
	Essex Village	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Good Hope	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	280	33.33% increase
	Jersey	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	175	7.36% increase
	Loganville	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	10,562	94.33% increase
	North High Shoals	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	576	31.21% increase
	Russell	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Rutledge	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	771	9.05% increase
	Social Circle	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	4,767	41.08% increase
	Statham	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,922	43.24% increase
	Walnut Grove	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,261	1.61% increase
	Winder	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	14,064	37.87% increase

Walton County

Monroe is located in Walton County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walton: Barrow, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee and Rockdale.

While not sharing a border with Walton, the following counties are close to Monroe: Clarke, Jackson and Jasper.

Below are counties that are near Monroe (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Monroe:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Monroe
	Banks County	N	Maysville	32 miles [51 km]
	Barrow County	N	Bethlehem	9 miles [14 km]
	Butts County	SW	Fincherville	30 miles [48 km]
	Clarke County	NE	Bogart	14 miles [22 km]
	Clayton County	SW	Ambleside	34 miles [54 km]
	DeKalb County	W	Rock Chapel	21 miles [33 km]
	Forsyth County	NW	Gilberts Ferry	29 miles [46 km]
	Fulton County	NW	Shake Rag	29 miles [46 km]
	Greene County	E	Wrayswood	24 miles [38 km]
	Gwinnett County	W	Loganville	10 miles [16 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<3>

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