Monroe, Oklahoma

Monroe, Oklahoma
Monroe is located in Oklahoma
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe is located in the United States
Monroe
Monroe
Coordinates: 34°59′37″N 94°30′56″W / 34.99361°N 94.51556°W / 34.99361; -94.51556
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
 • Total
1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation532 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
164
 • Density117.23/sq mi (45.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-49050
GNIS feature ID2629931[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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020164
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Oklahoma
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.