Monroe or Monroes may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Monroe (surname) Monroe is a surname of Scottish origin, also spelled Munro.Black, George F. (1946). The Surnames of Scotland (1993 ed.). Edinburgh: New York Public Library/Birlinn. p. 619. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan H. Monroe (1903–1975), pro ...

* Monroe (given name) *

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as presiden ...

, 5th President of the United States *

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

, actress and model

Places

United States

* Monroe, Arkansas, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Fort Monroe (Yosemite), California, a historic site *

Monroe, Connecticut Monroe is a New England town, town located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,825 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, ...

, a town * Lake Monroe (Florida) * Monroe, Georgia, a city * Monroe, Adams County, Indiana, a town * Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Lake Monroe (Indiana), a reservoir * Monroe, Iowa, a city * Monroe, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Monroe, Louisiana Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical ...

, a city * Monroe, Maine, a town * Monroe, Massachusetts, a town * Monroe, Michigan, a city * Lake Monroe (Mississippi), Monroe County, Mississippi * Monroe Island, in the Yellowstone River in Montana * Monroe, Nebraska, a village * Monroe, New Hampshire a town * Mount Monroe, a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire * Monroe, Morris County, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Monroe, Sussex County, New Jersey, an unincorporated community *

Monroe, New York Monroe is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Orange County, New York, Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 21,387 at the 2020 census, compared to 39,912 at the 2010 census; the significant fall in census ...

, a town **

Monroe (village), New York Monroe is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 9,343 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel, New York, Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeep ...

, in the town of Monroe * Monroe, North Carolina, a city * Monroe, Ohio, a city *

Monroe, Jackson County, Ohio Monroe (previously known as Monroe Furnace and Monroe Station) is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is l ...

, an unincorporated community * Monroe, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Monroe, Oregon, a city * Monroe, Pennsylvania, a borough * Monroe, South Dakota, a town * Monroe, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Monroe, Utah, a city * Monroe, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, a former military installation * Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia * Monroe Bay, Virginia * Monroe, Washington, a city * Monroe, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town * Monroe (town), Green County, Wisconsin, a town * Monroe, Wisconsin, a city partially within the town of Monroe * Monroe Township (disambiguation) * Monroe County (disambiguation)

Elsewhere

* Monroe Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Monroe Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Monroe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, a settlement * Monroe, County Westmeath, Ireland, a townland * 3768 Monroe, an asteroid

Arts and entertainment

Television

* ''Monroe'' (TV series), a British medical drama series * ''The Monroes'' (1966 TV series), an American Western series * ''The Monroes'' (1995 TV series), an American prime-time soap opera

Music

* The Monroes (American band), a 1980s New Wave pop band *

The Monroes (Norwegian band) The Monroes were a Norwegian pop/ska duo, consisting of singer Lage Fosheim and guitarist Eivind Rølles. They recorded four successful studio albums between 1983 and 1993, before disbanding. Initially strongly influenced by English ska band Madn ...

, a 1980s pop/ska duo

Other arts and entertainment

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.'' * ''Monroe'' (comic strip), a comic strip published in ''Mad Magazine'' * Monroe Republic, an area of the US in the television series ''Revolution''

Schools

* Monroe College, a former name of Tift College, a private liberal arts women's college located in Forsyth, Georgia * Monroe College, an American for-profit college based in New York * Monroe School (Phoenix, Arizona), a former school on the National Register of Historic Places * Monroe School (Sandusky, Ohio), on the National Register of Historic Places in Sandusky, Ohio * Monroe High School (disambiguation) * Monroe Elementary School (disambiguation)

Transportation

* Monroe (automobile), a vintage American automobile of the Brass Era * , a steamship * Monroe Airport (disambiguation) * Monroe Expressway, North Carolina * Monroe Railroad (disambiguation) * Monroe station (disambiguation)

Other uses

* Monroe (tree), a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest, California * Monroe Correctional Complex, Monroe, Washington, United States * Monroe (avocado), a commercial avocado cultivar * Monroe Calculating Machine Company, an American calculator company * Monroe, a division of the Tenneco corporation * Monroe piercing, body piercing of the upper lip area * Palácio Monroe, a former building in Rio de Janeiro