Monroe (Ohio)

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Monroe
Monroe (Ohio)
Monroe
Monroe
Location in Ohio
Basic data
State : United States
State : Ohio
Counties : Butler County
Warren County
Coordinates : 39 ° 27 ′  N , 84 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 27 ′  N , 84 ° 22 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 7.133 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 177.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 40.2 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of
which 40.2 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 254 m
Postcodes : 45050, 45073, 45099
Area code : +1 513
FIPS : 39-51310
GNIS ID : 1061157
Website : www.monroeohio.org
Mayor : Robert Routson

Monroe is a city located in central east Butler County and central West Warren County in the southwestern part of the US state Ohio . In the 2000 census, the city's population rose to 7133, from 4008 in 1990. Monroe was named after James Monroe , the US president who was sworn in at the same time the city was founded (1817).

geography

According to data from the US Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​40.2 km²

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, 7133 residents lived in 2,685 households and 2,040 families in the parish. The population density was 177.6 per km ². The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.

In terms of age distribution, 22.8% of the population were younger than 18, 6.5% between 18 and 24 years old, 29.1% between 25 and 44, 22.6% between 45 and 64 and 19% were older than 65 years old.

For every 100 female residents over the age of 18 there were 88.3 male residents.

The median household income was US $ 56,012 and the median family income was US $ 62,528.

Population development 1910 until today

year population
1910 255
1920 266
1930 285
1940 307
1950 360
1960 2193
1970 3492
1980 4256
1990 4490
2000 7133

tourism

The King of Kings statue, also known as the "Touchdown Jesus," is a 19 meter high statue located off Interstate 75 near Monroe. The statue shows Jesus with his arms raised. The cost of erecting the statue was approximately US $ 250,000. The statue was designed by Brad Coriel and built by James Lynch in 2004, at the entrance to Solid Rock Church, a 3000-strong community in Monroe. Comedian Heywood Banks wrote a song about the statue. On June 14, 2010, the statue was struck by lightning and burned down completely.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Briefly & blatantly reported: Inflamed Jesus, stand by the constant gawking! In: Spiegel Online . June 17, 2010, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/15/AR2010061505135.html

Web links

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