Monroe, Oklahoma
Monroe, Oklahoma | |
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  Monroe  Monroe | |
| Coordinates: 34°59′37″N 94°30′56″W / 34.99361°N 94.51556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Le Flore |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) |
| • Land | 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 532 ft (162 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 164 |
| • Density | 117.23/sq mi (45.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 40-49050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629931[2] |
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, Simon Monroe Griffith.[3]
At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[4]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 164 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Oklahoma
- ^ Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 276. ISBN 9781479760558.[self-published source]; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 143.
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties | |
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