Monroe, Michigan

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The 2000 Census showed that Monroe had a population of 22,076 people^<1>. This represents 0.22% of the total population of Michigan, making it the state's 51st 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
48	Norton Shores	NW	169 mi [272 km]	23,307	3.46% increase
49	Ypsilanti	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	21,464	4.02% decrease
50	Ferndale	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	21,112	4.49% decrease
-51-	Monroe			21,374	3.18% decrease
52	Walker	NW	141 mi [226.9 km]	23,722	8.61% increase
53	Adrian	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	21,391	0.85% decrease
54	Auburn Hills	N	52 mi [83.7 km]	20,931	5.51% increase

Monroe had 9,107 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Monroe has a total area of 10.06 square miles [26.06 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 9.04 square miles [23.42 km²]1.02 square miles [2.64 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Monroe had a 2000 population density of 2,440 people per square mile [942 people/km²], making it the state's 97th most densely populated area.

Monroe County

The city of Monroe is located in Monroe County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 146,405 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 22,076 people, Monroe contained 15.08% of the Monroe County total.

In addition, where the community of Monroe has a population density of 2,440 people per square mile [942 people/km²], Monroe County averages 265.7 people per square mile [102.6 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Monroe 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. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Monroe, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Toledo (OH)	QF-3977000	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	293,201	6.51% decrease
	Southgate	QF-2674960	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	27,739	7.95% decrease
	Taylor	QF-2679000	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	60,619	7.97% decrease
	Wyandotte	QF-2688900	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	24,739	11.67% decrease
	Lincoln Park	QF-2647800	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	35,317	11.73% decrease
	Allen Park	QF-2601380	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	26,014	11.44% decrease
	Inkster	QF-2640680	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	26,621	11.6% decrease
	Westland	QF-2686000	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	78,961	8.82% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Monroe.

A Census Quickfact is available for Monroe County (QF-26115).

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 #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<6>

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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