Monroe or Monroes may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Monroe (given name) Monroe is a masculine given name which may refer to: People * Monroe Althouse (1853–1924), American composer and bandmaster * Monroe Baker (1821 or 1823–?), American politician, one of the first, possibly the first, African-American mayors in ...

* James Monroe, 5th President of the United States

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 with ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Monroe, California Hales Grove (formerly, Monroe and Monroeville) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on California State Route 1 State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along mos ...

, former name of Hales Grove, California *

Fort Monroe (Yosemite) Fort Monroe is a historic site in Yosemite National Park. There are no longer remnants; it is a location only. The fort was not a military fort, but started as a stage station. As various buildings were added or demolished, the general location ...

, California, a historic site * Monroe, Connecticut, a town *

Monroe County, Florida Monroe County is a county in the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,874. Its county seat is Key West. Monroe County includes the islands of the Florida Keys and comprises the Key West Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...

* Lake Monroe (Florida) * Monroe, Georgia, 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 945 residents at the 2019 census. Adams Central Community Schools is located in Monroe. History Monroe was platted in 1847. ...

, a town *

Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Monroe is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is part of the Lafayette ...

, an unincorporated community *

Lake Monroe (Indiana) Monroe Lake is a reservoir located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The lake is the largest entirely situated in Indiana with of water surface area spread over the counties of Monroe and Brown. Cap ...

, a reservoir *

Monroe, Iowa Monroe is a city in Jasper and Marion counties in Iowa, United States. The population was 1,967 at the time of the 2020 census. History Monroe was laid out in 1851 by Adam Tool and was originally called Tool's Point. The name was soon changed to ...

, 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 Ja ...

, an unincorporated community *

Monroe, Louisiana Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...

, a city *

Monroe, Maine Monroe is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States named for President James Monroe. The population was 931 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land a ...

, a town * Monroe, Massachusetts, a town *

Monroe, Michigan Monroe is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Monroe had a population of 20,462 in the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomo ...

, a city *

Lake Monroe (Mississippi) Lake Monroe may refer to one of the following places in the United States: * Lake Monroe, Florida, unincorporated community *Lake Monroe (Florida) in Florida, a lake on the St. Johns River * Lake Monroe (Mississippi) in Monroe County, Mississippi *M ...

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 2010 census, the population was 36,989. Its county seat is Aberdeen. History The county is named in honor of James Monroe, the fift ...

* 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 upper Missouri, via its own tributaries it drains an area with headwaters across the mountains an ...

in Montana * Monroe, Nebraska, a village * Monroe, New Hampshire a town * Mount Monroe, a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire *

Monroe, New York Monroe is a town in 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 population was due to the secession of the town of Palm Tree in 2019 ...

, a town ** Monroe (village), New York, 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 to 34,551 in 2020. It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte metropolitan area. Monroe has a council-manager f ...

, a city * Monroe, Ohio, a city * Monroe, Jackson County, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Monroe, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Monroe, Oregon Monroe is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. The population was 651 at the 2018 census. It is part of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Monroe is located midway between Eugene and Corvallis along Highway 99W and th ...

, a city *

Monroe, Pennsylvania Monroe (also referred to as Monroeton) is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. Geography Monroeton is located in south-central Bradford Coun ...

, 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 state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 1 ...

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

Monroe, Virginia Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29 north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 ...

, an unincorporated community * Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, a former military installation * Monroe Park, 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 featu ...

, Virginia *

Monroe, Washington Monroe is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Skykomish, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers near the Cascade foothills, about northeast of Seattle. Monroe's population was 19,699 as of ...

, 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 398 as of the 2010 census. In 2019 this figure was 10,625. The unincorp ...

, a town *

Monroe (town), Green County, Wisconsin Monroe is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,142 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 town * Monroe, Wisconsin, 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, Illinois ...

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 (South Shetland Islands), Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and forming the south side of the entrance to Bar ...

, Antarctica *

Monroe, Newfoundland and Labrador Monroe is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atla ...

, 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 ...

, 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 were a new wave band from San Diego active throughout most of the 1980s. They are best known for their single "What Do All the People Know". Background For keyboardist Eric Denton, forming the Monroes fulfilled his early fantasies ...

, a 1980s New Wave pop band * The Monroes (Norwegian band), a 1980s pop/ska duo

Other arts and entertainment

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and Monroe (surname).'' * ''Monroe'' (comic strip), a comic strip published in ''Mad Magazine'' *

Monroe Republic ''Revolution'' is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series that ran from September 17, 2012, until May 21, 2014, when it was cancelled by NBC. Th