Monroe County, New York

The last Census shows that Monroe County had a population of 735,733 people in 2000. This represented 3.87% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 9th most populous county.

From the Census estimates for 2007^<1>, Monroe had a population of 729,681 people. This is a decrease of 0.82% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates.

Monroe County had 304,388 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Monroe County has a total area of 1,365 square miles [3,536 km²]. Of this total, 659 square miles [1,707 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (51.7%) being water (706 square miles [1,829 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Monroe County had a population density of 1,115 people per square mile [2,890 people/km²], making it the state's 10th most densely populated county.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Monroe County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Monroe and the state of New York.

Click here for the Monroe County QuickFact (QF-36055).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Monroe County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Genesee	QF-36037	SW	58,122	60,329	-3.66%
Livingston	QF-36051	S	63,196	64,389	-1.85%
Ontario	QF-36069	SE	103,956	100,374	3.57%
Orleans	QF-36073	W	42,371	44,167	-4.07%
Wayne	QF-36117	E	91,291	93,742	-2.61%

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