Monroe, Oklahoma

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

Monroe, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°59′37″N 94°30′56″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Le Flore
Area [1]
• Total	1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
• Land	1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	532 ft (162 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	164
• Density	117.23/sq mi (45.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	40-49050
GNIS feature ID	2629931[2]

A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory, on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Simon Monroe Griffith.^[3]

At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	164		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

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.^{[self-published source]}; 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.