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Monroe
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city in and county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Union
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Robert Burns
- Total
- 31.54 sq mi (81.68 km )
- Land
- 30.92 sq mi (80.08 km )
- Water
- 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km )
- Elevation
- 591 ft (180 m)
- Density
- 1,117.9/sq mi (431.61/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 28110-28112
- Area code
- 704 980
- Fips code
- 37-43920
- Website
- www .monroenc .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population increased from 32,797 in 2010 to 34,551 in 2020, and the 28th most populous city in North Carolina. It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte metropolitan area. Monroe has a council-manager form of government.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monroe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.