Monroe, Iowa

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The 2000 Census showed that Monroe had a population of 1,808 people^<1>. This represents 0.06% of the total population of Iowa, making it the state's 169th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
166	Bondurant	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	2,714	47.02% increase
167	Mount Ayr	SW	81 mi [130.4 km]	1,711	6.09% decrease
168	Ackley	N	71 mi [114.3 km]	1,665	7.96% decrease
-169-	Monroe			1,826	1% increase
170	Robins	NE	83 mi [133.6 km]	2,869	58.86% increase
171	Lake City	NW	98 mi [157.7 km]	1,618	9.46% decrease
172	Corning	SW	92 mi [148.1 km]	1,600	10.26% decrease

Monroe had 802 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Monroe has an area^<4> of 1.69 square miles [4.39 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Monroe had a 2000 population density of 1,067 people per square mile [412.2 people/km²].

Jasper County

The city of Monroe is located in Jasper County.

The county had a population of 37,215 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,808 people, Monroe contained 4.86% of the Jasper County total.

In addition, where the community of Monroe has a population density of 1,067 people per square mile [412.2 people/km²], Jasper County averages 51 people per square mile [19.68 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jasper County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Monroe and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Monroe. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Monroe.

A Census Quickfact is available for Jasper County (QF-19099).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jasper County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Mahaska	QF-19123	SE	22,321	---
	Marion	QF-19125	S	32,571	1.46% increase
	Marshall	QF-19127	N	39,523	0.53% increase
	Polk	QF-19153	W	424,778	13% increase
	Poweshiek	QF-19157	E	18,590	1.3% decrease
	Story	QF-19169	NW	86,754	8.28% increase
	Tama	QF-19171	NE	17,690	2.11% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Monroe:

Monroe is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Monroe.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Monroe. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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