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Monroe
Also known as Monroe, Georgia, Monroe, GA
city in and the county seat of Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Walton
- Founded
- 1818 ; 208 years ago ( 1818 )
- Incorporated
- 1821 ; 205 years ago ( 1821 )
- Named after
- James Monroe
- Mayor
- John Howard
- Total
- 15.86 sq mi (41.08 km )
- Land
- 15.65 sq mi (40.53 km )
- Water
- 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km )
- Elevation
- 909 ft (277 m)
- Density
- 953.9/sq mi (368.31/km )
- Time zone
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Monroe is a city and the county seat of Walton County, Georgia, United States. It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via US 78 and GA 138 to I-20 and east of Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The population was 14,928 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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