Monroe, Oklahoma

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Monroe, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°59′37″N94°30′56″W / 34.99361°N 94.51556°W / 34.99361; -94.51556
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Le Flore
Area
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 • Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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532 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total164
 • Density117.23/sq mi (45.26/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 40-49050
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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 164—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 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.


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