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Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Monroe, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°59′37″N 94°30′56″W / 34.99361°N 94.51556°W / 34.99361; -94.51556
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
 • Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km)
 • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation532 ft (162 m)
Population
 • Total164
 • Density117.23/sq mi (45.26/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-49050
GNIS feature ID2629931

Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in far eastern Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory, on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Simon Monroe Griffith.

At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020164
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Oklahoma
  3. Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 276. ISBN 9781479760558.; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 143.
  4. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Poteau
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties


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