Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe, Louisiana[1]
City
Downtown Monroe
Seal
Nickname:  Twin Cities of Northeast Louisiana (along with West Monroe)
Motto:  "Oneroe"
Location of Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Monroe Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°30′34″N 92°07′06″W / 32.50944°N 92.11833°W / 32.50944; -92.11833
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Ouachita
Founded	1785 (239 years ago) (1785)
Incorporated (town)	1845 (179 years ago) (1845)
Incorporated (city)	1906 (118 years ago) (1906)
Named for	the steamboat James Monroe
Government
• Mayor	Friday Ellis (I)
• City Council	Members List President of the Council: Doug Harvey Clerk: Carolus Riley Dist 1: Doug Harvey Dist 2: Gretchen Ezernack Dist 3: Juanita G. Woods Dist 4: Bishop Rodney McFarland Dist 5: Verbon R. Muhammad City Attorney: Angie Sturdivant
Area [2]
• City	32.91 sq mi (85.23 km2)
• Land	29.66 sq mi (76.80 km2)
• Water	3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2)
Elevation [3]	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• City	47,702
• Estimate  (2023)[5]	46,616
• Rank	US: 857th LA: 8th
• Density	1,608.57/sq mi (621.08/km2)
• Urban	119,964 (US: 280th)
• Metro	222,695 (US: 212nd)
	Urban area includes Monroe-West Monroe
Demonym	Monroyan
Time zone	UTC–6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	71201, 71202, 71203, 71207, 71209, 71210, 71211, 71212, 71213, 71217
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-51410
GNIS feature ID	2404283[3]
Sales tax	10.44%[6]
Website	monroela.us

Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702,^[4] it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area, the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana.