Monroe, Ohio facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Monroe, Ohio
City
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Motto(s):  "Firmly Founded - Proudly Growing"
Location of Monroe in Butler County
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Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Butler, Warren
Area
• Total	15.91 sq mi (41.22 km2)
• Land	15.89 sq mi (41.16 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	15,412
• Density	969.92/sq mi (374.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	45050, 45044 (pt), 45073, 45099
Area code(s)	513
FIPS code	39-51310
GNIS feature ID	2395374
Website	City website

Monroe is a city in east central Butler and west central Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 15,412 at the 2020 census. Monroe is a part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

History

View of the Great Miami Pike, present-day Cincinnati Dayton Road. Coming from the right is South Street, present-day Lebanon Street. The two houses on that corner still stand. Across the street today are the post office and the City Building.

Monroe was laid out in 1817 on the Dayton and Cincinnati pike. The city is named for President James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.

In the early 1830s, Monroe contained one store and 119 inhabitants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.89 square miles (41.15 km²), of which 15.87 square miles (41.10 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 12,442 people, 4,649 households, and 3,481 families living in the city. The population density was 784.0 inhabitants per square mile (302.7/km²). There were 4,896 housing units at an average density of 308.5 per square mile (119.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% White, 3.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 4,649 households, of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

Schools and utilities

Most of the city is in the Monroe Local School District with some falling in the Lakota Local School District. Telephone service is provided through the Monroe, Middletown, and Mason exchanges. Mail is delivered through the Monroe, Middletown, and Lebanon post offices. There is both a police station and a fire station on Main St. as well as the fire headquarters on Rt. 4.

Tourism

• Lux Mundi statue, located at the former site of the King of Kings statue (also known as "Touchdown Jesus" and "Big Butter Jesus") which was struck by lightning in 2010 and destroyed by fire.

See also

In Spanish: Monroe (Ohio) para niños