Monroe, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlotte. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the northwest of Monroe and has a population of 540,828 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gastonia. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northwest of Monroe and has a population of 66,277 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albemarle	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	15,522	1.01% decrease
	Concord	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	66,311	18.46% increase
	Cornelius	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	24,487	104.59% increase
	Huntersville	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Indian Trail	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	18,976	59.4% increase
	Kannapolis	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	42,521	15.2% increase
	Kings Mountain	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	11,175	15.29% increase
	Lincolnton	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	10,859	8.97% increase
	Matthews	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	26,901	21.58% increase
	Mint Hill	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	20,369	36.5% increase
	Mooresville	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	21,954	16.63% increase
	Mount Holly	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	10,081	4.81% increase
	Rockingham	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,880	8.19% decrease
	Salisbury	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	28,972	9.49% increase
	Rock Hill (SC)	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	67,339	35.31% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carmel Village	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Fairview	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Hemby Bridge	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,931	115.27% increase
	Jaars	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Lake Park Village	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Marshville	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,208	35.93% increase
	Marvin	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,970	89.61% increase
	Mineral Springs	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,778	102.77% increase
	Stallings	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	8,970	181.28% increase
	Trinity	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	6,977	4.29% increase
	Unionville	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	7,899	64.67% increase
	Waxhaw	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,672	39.89% increase
	Weddington	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	9,882	47.58% increase
	Wesley Chapel	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,985	56.34% increase
	Wingate	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,879	61.22% increase

Union County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union: Cabarrus, Stanly, Anson, Chesterfield (SC), Lancaster (SC) and Mecklenburg.

While not sharing a border with Union, the following counties are close to Monroe: Anderson (SC), York (SC) and Chester (SC).

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
	Anson County	E	Fountain Hill	16 miles [25 km]
	Cabarrus County	N	Cabarrus	16 miles [25 km]
	Gaston County	NW	Paradise Point	30 miles [48 km]
	Iredell County	NW	Davidson	36 miles [57 km]
	Lincoln County	NW	Cowans Ford	36 miles [57 km]
	Mecklenburg County	NW	Country Woods	10 miles [16 km]
	Montgomery County	NE	Emerald Shores	31 miles [49 km]
	Richmond County	E	Mangum	33 miles [53 km]
	Rowan County	N	Enochville	36 miles [57 km]
	Stanly County	NE	Stanfield	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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