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), pr ...

* Monroe (given name) *

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...

, 5th President of the United States

Places

United States

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

Monroe, Connecticut Monroe is a town located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,825 at the 2020 census. Monroe is largely considered a bedroom community of New York City, New Haven, and Bridgeport. History On May 15, 1 ...

, 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) 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, while DeBary and Deltona are located along the northern shore. Two major central Florida roadways that run ...

Monroe, Georgia Monroe is a city in Walton County, Georgia, United States, serving as the county seat. It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via US 78 and GA 138 to I-20 and east of Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban c ...

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

, 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),

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 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 plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a ca ...

, 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 foote ...

, 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 Monroe is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 9,343 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie– Newburgh– Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger 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 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 was l ...

, a city *

Monroe, Jackson County, Ohio Monroe (previously known as Monroe Furnace and Monroe Station) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Oak Hill on Ohio State Route 140 between Blackfork Junction an ...

, 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, Simo ...

, 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 t ...

, 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 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 3.5 ...

, 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 Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virgi ...

, 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 point ...

, 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 Monroe, known as "the Swiss Cheese Capital of the USA", is a city in and the county seat of Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,661 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered by the Town of Monroe to the north and the ...

, 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 occ ...

, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Monroe Point, South Shetland Islands, 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) 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 Mad ...

, a 1980s pop/ska duo

Other arts and entertainment

: ''For fictional characters, see Monroe (given name) and

.'' * ''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 Tift College was a private liberal arts women's college located in Forsyth, Georgia. Founded in 1849, the college ceased operations in 1987, after being merged with Mercer University in nearby Macon, Georgia. The campus facilities have been a ...

, a private liberal arts women's college located in Forsyth, Georgia *

Monroe College Monroe College is a private for-profit college in New York City. It was founded in 1933 and has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle and Saint Lucia, with an extension site in Manhattan. The college is named after James Monroe, the fifth pres ...

, 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 s ...

, 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 The Monroe Expressway, designated U.S. Route 74 Bypass (US 74 Byp.), is a controlled-access toll road in Union County in the U.S. state of North Carolina, the first in the Charlotte area. It serves as a bypass of the communities of Indian ...

, North Carolina * Monroe Railroad (disambiguation) *

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 Gian Forest, California *

Monroe Correctional Complex Monroe Correctional Complex is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Monroe, Washington, United States. With an operating capacity of 2,500, it is the second largest prison in the state. It opened in 1910, 21 year ...

, Monroe, Washington, United States * Monroe (avocado), a commercial avocado cultivar *

Monroe Calculating Machine Company Monroe Systems for Business is a provider of electric calculators, printers, and office accessories such as paper shredders to business clients. Originally known as the Monroe Calculating Machine Company, it was founded in 1912 by Jay Randol ...

, an American calculator company * Monroe, a division of the

Tenneco Tenneco (formerly Tenneco Automotive and originally Tennessee Gas Transmission Company) is an American automotive components original equipment manufacturer and an aftermarket ride control and emissions products manufacturer. It is a Fortune 50 ...

corporation *

Monroe piercing A Monroe piercing is a lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side and is meant to resemble Marilyn Monroe's beauty spot, although Monroe's beauty spot was on her cheek, not her lip. The Madonna piercing is similar but ...

, body piercing of the upper lip area *

Palácio Monroe The Palácio Monroe was a monumental hall in the Centro neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was named in honor of U.S. president James Monroe. It was originally built in the U.S. city of St. Louis to act as the Brazilian Pavilion during t ...

, a former building in Rio de Janeiro

People and fictional characters

Places

United States

Elsewhere

Arts and entertainment

Television

Music

Other arts and entertainment

Schools

Transportation

Other uses

See also