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Monroe, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Detroit. It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the northeast of Monroe and has a population of 951,270 people.<1>

The next largest community is Toledo (OH). It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the southwest of Monroe and has a population of 313,619 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Ann Arbor   NW30 mi [48.28 km]114,3860.32% increase
 Dearborn Heights   N28 mi [45.06 km]51,97210.8% decrease
 Dearborn   N28 mi [45.06 km]86,47711.56% decrease
 Farmington Hills   N39 mi [62.8 km]78,5224.37% decrease
 Livonia   N33 mi [53.1 km]91,2209.27% decrease
 Pontiac   N50 mi [80.5 km]66,0950.36% decrease
 Royal Oak   N42 mi [67.6 km]57,1104.91% decrease
 Saint Clair Shores   NE47 mi [75.6 km]60,3644.33% decrease
 Southfield   N39 mi [62.8 km]75,3923.71% decrease
 Sterling Heights   N49 mi [78.9 km]127,1602.16% increase
 Taylor   N22 mi [35.41 km]60,6197.97% decrease
 Troy   N47 mi [75.6 km]80,2640.86% decrease
 Warren   NE43 mi [69.2 km]133,9393.12% decrease
 Westland   N27 mi [43.45 km]78,9618.82% decrease
 Windsor (ON)<*>   NE33 mi [53.1 km]216,4733.47% increase
 
 
<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Carleton   N9 mi [14.48 km]2,5720.39% increase
 Detroit Beach   E3 mi [4.83 km]---
 Dundee   W14 mi [22.53 km]4,25320.76% increase
 Estral Beach   NE9 mi [14.48 km]4644.53% decrease
 Flat Rock   NE14 mi [22.53 km]8,7713.33% increase
 Gibraltar   NE15 mi [24.14 km]4,82613.18% increase
 Luna Pier   S8 mi [12.87 km]1,5202.49% increase
 Maybee   NW9 mi [14.48 km]5202.97% increase
 Rockwood   NE12 mi [19.31 km]3,1608.19% decrease
 South Monroe   SW2 mi [3.22 km]---
 South Rockwood   NE11 mi [17.7 km]1,65428.82% increase
 Stony Point   E6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Temperance   SW13 mi [20.92 km]---
 West Monroe   W2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Woodland Beach   NE4 mi [6.44 km]---

Monroe County

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

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:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Monroe
 Lenawee County   WDeerfield20 miles [32 km]
 Oakland County   NNorthville35 miles [56 km]
 Shiawassee County   NWYork21 miles [33 km]
 Washtenaw County   NWWhittaker18 miles [28 km]
 Wayne County   NEEast Rockwood12 miles [19 km]
 Fulton County (OH)   SWMetamora (OH)30 miles [48 km]
 Holmes County (OH)   SWNeapolis (OH)38 miles [61 km]
 Lucas County (OH)   SPoint Place (OH)14 miles [22 km]
 Ottawa County (OH)   SWilliston (OH)21 miles [33 km]
 Sandusky County (OH)   SWoodville (OH)32 miles [51 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Monroe.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Monroe and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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