Welcome to Monroe City ...The town of Monroe City is located in Knox County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroe City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Monroe City has a population of 526 people<2> (see below for details). Monroe City is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Monroe City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Monroe City (for example, toward Saint Francisville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Monroe City: 812 & 930<4> The ZIP code for Monroe City: 47557<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monroe City had an population of 526 people. This is a decrease of 3.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.01% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Monroe City had a population of 545 people. This makes Monroe City the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 545 people, the population of Monroe City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 548 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Monroe City. Communities Also Named Monroe City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Monroe City - they are located in Illinois (2), Kansas, Missouri and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monroe City. Communities near Monroe City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monroe City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Monroe City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monroe City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monroe City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe City. See our Newspapers Page for Monroe City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monroe City ...Looking for more information about Monroe City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monroe City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monroe City. Adding Monroe City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Monroe City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Monroe City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Monroe City. Footnotes ...
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