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) Monroe is a unisex given name, a transferred use of the surname. Men * Monroe Althouse (1853–1924), American composer and bandmaster * Monroe Baker (1821 or 1823–?), American politician, one of the first, possibly the first, African-American ...

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 Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. The unincorporated community extends beyond the CDP slightly into Lee County. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census wi ...

, 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) Lake Monroe is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River system. The port city of Sanford is situated along the southern shore (on the Sanford side is The Sanford Riverwalk), while DeBary and Deltona are located along the northern sho ...

Monroe, Georgia Monroe is a city and the county seat of Walton County, Georgia, Walton County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via U.S. Route 78 in Georgia, US 78 and Georgia State Route 138, GA 138 to I ...

, a city *

Monroe, Adams County, Indiana Monroe is a town in Washington and Monroe townships, Adams County, Indiana, United States. The population of the town was 885 residents as of the 2020 census. Adams Central Community Schools is located in Monroe. History Monroe was platted in ...

, a town * Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, an unincorporated community *

Lake Monroe (Indiana) Monroe Lake (also referred to as Lake Monroe) is a reservoir located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The lake is the largest entirely situated in Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in ...

, a reservoir *

Monroe, Iowa Monroe is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, Jasper and Marion County, Iowa, Marion counties in Iowa, United States. The population was 1,967 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Monroe was laid out in 1851 by Adam Tool ...

, a city *

Monroe, Kentucky Monroe is an unincorporated community in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States. History A post office called Monroe was established in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. The community was named for President ...

, 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 Monroe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 118 at the 2020 U.S. census. By area, population, and population density, it is the smallest town in the county; and is the second-smallest town by population i ...

, a town *

Monroe, Michigan Monroe is the largest city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,462 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously. M ...

, a city * Lake Monroe (Mississippi),

Monroe County, Mississippi Monroe County is a county on the northeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi next to Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,180. Its county seat is Aberdeen. History The county is named in honor of James Monroe, the fi ...

* Monroe Island, in the

Yellowstone River The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the Western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, via its own tributaries it drains an area with headwaters across the mountain ...

in Montana *

Monroe, Nebraska Monroe is a village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 284 at the 2010 census. History The first settlement at Monroe was made in the 1850s. Monroe was not platted until 1889 when the railroad extended a siding to ...

, a village *

Monroe, New Hampshire Monroe is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census, up from 788 at the 2010 census. The town is located along the Connecticut River, across from Barnet, Vermont. It was originally charte ...

a town *

Mount Monroe Mount Monroe is a mountain peak southwest of Mount Washington in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains in New Hampshire, United States. It is named for American President James Monroe and is the fourth highest mountain on the 4000 fo ...

, a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire * Monroe, Morris County, New Jersey, an unincorporated community *

Monroe, Sussex County, New Jersey Monroe, historically known as Monroe Corners, is an unincorporated community located along North Church Road ( NJ Route 94) at the border between the townships of Hardyston and Sparta in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The New Jerse ...

, 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 Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population increased from 32,797 in 2010 United States census, 2010 to 34,551 in 2020 United States census, 2020. It is within the rapidly growing Charlot ...

, a city *

Monroe, Ohio 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 Monroe w ...

, 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 Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in far eastern Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory, on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Si ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Monroe, Oregon Monroe is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. The population was 763 as of the 2023 census population estimates. It is part of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Monroe is located midway between Eugene and Corval ...

, a city * Monroe, Pennsylvania, a borough *

Monroe, South Dakota Monroe is a town in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 159 at the 2020 census. History Monroe was originally called Warrington, and under the latter name was platted in 1887. Some say the present name is for James Mo ...

, a town *

Monroe, Tennessee Monroe is an unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It bor ...

, an unincorporated community *

Monroe, Utah Monroe is a city in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,256 at the 2010 United States Census. Geography Monroe is located in rural central Utah. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3 ...

, a city * Monroe, Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Fort Monroe Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth o ...

, Hampton, Virginia, a former military installation *

Monroe Park Monroe Park is a landscaped park northwest of the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia. It is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States (1817–1825). The park unofficially demarcates the eastern po ...

, Richmond, Virginia *

Monroe Bay Monroe Bay is a protected body of water in Colonial Beach, Virginia that connects at its south end to the Potomac River which is more than six miles wide in Colonial Beach. The bay is approximately two miles long and one third mile wide and fea ...

, Virginia *

Monroe, Washington Monroe is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, Snohomish County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Skykomish River, Skykomish, Snohomish River, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie r ...

, a city *

Monroe, Adams County, Wisconsin :''There is another Town of Monroe and the City of Monroe in Green County, Wisconsin.'' Monroe is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 391 as of the 2020 census, slightly down from 398 as of the 2010 cen ...

, a town *

Monroe (town), Green County, Wisconsin Monroe is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2000 census. The City of Monroe is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Stearns is also located in the town. Geography A ...

, a town *

Monroe, Wisconsin Monroe is a city in Green County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 10,661 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered by the town of Monroe to the north and the town of Clarno to the south. It is nicknamed the "C ...

, a city partially within the town of Monroe *

Monroe Township (disambiguation) Monroe Township may refer to: Arkansas * Monroe Township, Mississippi County, Arkansas, in Mississippi County, Arkansas * Monroe Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, in Sevier County, Arkansas Illinois * Monroe Township, Ogle County, Illino ...

Monroe County (disambiguation) Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe: *Monroe County, Alabama *Monroe County, Arkansas *Monroe County, Florida *Monroe County, Georgia * Monroe County, Illinois *Monroe County, Indiana ...

Elsewhere

Monroe Island The Larsen Islands are a small group of islands north-west of Moreton Point, the western extremity of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. They were discovered by Captains George Powell and Nathaniel Palmer on the occas ...

, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica *

Monroe Point, South Shetland Islands Monroe Point is an ice-free tipped point projecting 1.1 km into Boyd Strait from the west coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and forming the south side of the entrance to Barutin Cove. The feature's name deriv ...

, Antarctica * Monroe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, a settlement *

Monroe, County Westmeath Monroe is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. Monroe is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The n ...

, 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) The Monroes are a pop/rock/country pop band from San Diego, California active throughout most of the 1980s, with a resurgence in the 2010s. They are best known for their single "What Do All the People Know." After a hiatus where the members bra ...

, 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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Schools

* Monroe College, a former name of Tift College, a private liberal arts women's college located in Forsyth, Georgia *

Monroe College Monroe University is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university in New York City. It was founded in 1933 and has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle and Saint Lucia, with degree programs al ...

, an American for-profit college based in New York *

Monroe School (Phoenix, Arizona) The Monroe School is a historic former school at 215 North 7th Street at the intersection of Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was designed by Norman Foote Marsh in the Neoclassical or Classical Revival style and was an elementary ...

, a former school on the National Register of Historic Places *

Monroe School (Sandusky, Ohio) Monroe School may refer to: *Monroe School (Phoenix, Arizona) The Monroe School is a historic former school at 215 North 7th Street at the intersection of Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was designed by Norman Foote Marsh in the ...

, on the National Register of Historic Places in Sandusky, Ohio *

Monroe High School (disambiguation) Monroe High School may refer to: *Monroe High School (Tehachapi) — Tehachapi, California *Monroe High School (Los Angeles) — Los Angeles, California *Monroe High School (Florida) — the former high school for negro students in Coc ...

Monroe Elementary School (disambiguation) There are a number of Elementary schools named Monroe Elementary School: * Monroe Elementary School (Santa Ana, California) * Monroe Elementary School (Davenport, Iowa), NRHP-nominated and possibly NRHP-listed * Monroe Elementary School (Monrovia, ...

Transportation

* Monroe (automobile), a vintage American automobile of the Brass Era * , a steamship *

Monroe Airport (disambiguation) Monroe Airport may refer to: * Monroe City Regional Airport serving Monroe, Missouri, United States (FAA: K52) * Monroe Municipal Airport serving Monroe, Wisconsin, United States (FAA: EFT) * Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana) serving Monroe, Loui ...

* Monroe Expressway, North Carolina *

Monroe Railroad (disambiguation) Monroe Railroad may refer to: *Monroe Railroad (1833–1836), predecessor of the Central of Georgia Railway **Its successor, the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company (1836–1845) **The affiliated Monroe Railroad Bank *Monroe Railroad (1904–1975), ...

Monroe station (disambiguation) Monroe station may refer to: * Monroe station (CTA Red Line), a subway station in Chicago, Illinois, United States * Monroe station (CTA Blue Line), a subway station in Chicago, Illinois, United States * Monroe station (New York), a former rapid tr ...

Other uses

* Monroe (tree), a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest, California *

Monroe Correctional Complex The Monroe Correctional Complex is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Monroe, Washington, United States. With a bed capacity of over 3,100, it is the largest prison in the state. Facility Vocational classes o ...

, 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

People and fictional characters

Places

United States

Elsewhere

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Television

Music

Other arts and entertainment

Schools

Transportation

Other uses

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