Monroe City, Indiana | |
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 Monroe City High School, now the Blue Jeans Community Center, Main Street, Monroe City. | |
 Location of Monroe City in Knox County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′57″N 87°21′19″W / 38.61583°N 87.35528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Knox |
| Township | Harrison |
| Named for | Monroe Alton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
| • Land | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 502 |
| • Density | 1,866.17/sq mi (719.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47557 |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-50526[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0439342[3] |
Monroe City is a town in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 545 at the 2010 census.
Monroe City was named for one of its founders, Monroe Alton.[4][5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...name is for Monroe Alton, proprietor.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 212.