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Welcome to Monroe County ...

Time Zone: Monroe County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Monroe is the Seat for Monroe County.

Monroe County was founded April 14, 1817 and was created by taking area from Wayne County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Monroe had a population of 150,500 people. This is a decrease of 0.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 151,936 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monroe represented 1.54% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Monroe County:

  • Carleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dundee is located in Monroe County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
  • Estral Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Flat Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Luna Pier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maybee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Maybee is located in Monroe County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybee <2>
  • Milan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan is located in Monroe County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
  • Monroe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Monroe is located in Monroe County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
  • Petersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • South Rockwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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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.
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