Monroe County, Pennsylvania

administration
Monroe County Courthouse
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Stroudsburg
Foundation :	April 1, 1836
Made up from:	Northampton County Pike County
Area code :	001 570
Demographics
Residents :	164,722 (2007)
Population density :	104.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1599 km²
Water surface :	23 km²
map

Website : www.co.monroe.pa.us

Monroe County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . In 2007, the county had an official estimate of 164,722 people and a population density of 105 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Stroudsburg .

history

Monroe County was formed from Northampton Counties and Pike Counties on April 1, 1836 , and named after President James Monroe .

19 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 24, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of 1599 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water.

Cities and towns

Map of Monroe County


Arlington Heights Barrett Township Brodheadsville Chestnuthill Township Coolbaugh Township Delaware Water Gap East Stroudsburg Eldred Township	Hamilton Township Jackson Township Middle Smithfield Township Mount Pocono Mountain home Paradise Township Pocono Pines Pocono Township	Polk Township Price Township Ross Township Smithfield Township Stroud Township Stroudsburg Tobyhanna Township Tunkhannock Township

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	21,161	-
1910	22,941	8.4%
1920	24,295	5.9%
1930	28,286	16.4%
1940	29,802	5.4%
1950	33,773	13.3%
1960	39,567	17.2%
1970	45,422	14.8%
1980	69,409	52.8%
1990	95,709	37.9%
2000	138,687	44.9%
1900-1990 2000

Individual evidence

^ Monroe County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 211 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Monroe County, Pennsylvania - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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[1] Monroe County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 211 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011