Welcome to Monroe County ...
Time Zone: Monroe County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Clarendon is the Seat for Monroe County.
Monroe County was founded in 1839. Monroe was created by taking area from Phillips and Arkansas Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Monroe had a population of 6,701 people. This is a decrease of 17.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,138 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Monroe represented 0.28% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Monroe County:
- Brinkley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Roe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Monroe County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |