Monroe, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the west of Monroe and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ames. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the northwest of Monroe and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Clive	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Grinnell	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	9,167	0.68% increase
	Indianola	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Marshalltown	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	25,850	0.61% decrease
	Newton	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	15,042	3.45% decrease
	Norwalk	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Oskaloosa	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Ottumwa	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	24,342	2.62% decrease
	Pella	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Urbandale	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	West Des Moines	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	55,426	19.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Colfax	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,212	0.49% decrease
	Hartford	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	779	2.64% increase
	Harvey	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	264	4.69% decrease
	Kellogg	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	601	0.83% decrease
	Lambs Grove	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	208	7.56% decrease
	Lynnville	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	373	1.91% increase
	Mitchellville	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,152	25.48% increase
	Pleasantville	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,580	2.66% increase
	Prairie City	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,436	5.2% increase
	Reasnor	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	188	3.09% decrease
	Runnells	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	392	11.36% increase
	Sandyville	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	60	1.64% decrease
	Sully	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	856	5.31% decrease
	Swan	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	84	30.58% decrease
	Valeria	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	60	3.23% decrease

Jasper County

Monroe is located in Jasper County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper: Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story and Tama.

While not sharing a border with Jasper, the following counties are close to Monroe: Warren, Lucas and Monroe.

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
	Boone County	NW	Sheldahl	38 miles [61 km]
	Clarke County	SW	Jay	37 miles [59 km]
	Dallas County	W	The Meadows	28 miles [45 km]
	Keokuk County	E	Gibson	36 miles [57 km]
	Lucas County	S	Purdy	25 miles [40 km]
	Madison County	W	Bevington	37 miles [59 km]
	Mahaska County	E	Peoria	16 miles [25 km]
	Marion County	SE	Otley	5 miles [8 km]
	Marshall County	N	Laurel	26 miles [41 km]
	Monroe County	SE	Bluff Creek	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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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.

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