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Monroe | |
|---|---|
 Main Street and Lewis Street in downtown Monroe | |
 Location of Monroe, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′28″N 121°59′18″W / 47.85778°N 121.98833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Snohomish |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Incorporated | December 20, 1902 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Geoffrey Thomas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.16 sq mi (15.95 km2) |
| • Land | 6.10 sq mi (15.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,699 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 19,243 |
| • Density | 3,243.56/sq mi (1,252.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98272 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-46685 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1523319[4] |
| Website | ci.monroe.wa.us |
Monroe is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Skykomish, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers near the Cascade foothills, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Seattle. Monroe's population was 19,699 as of the 2020 census.
Monroe was originally founded in 1864 as the town of Park Place, located at the river confluence among several existing settlements in the Tualco Valley. The townsite was previously a trading post used by the indigenous Skykomish people. Park Place was renamed to Monroe in 1890 to honor U.S. President James Monroe, and was moved northeast to be near the tracks of the Great Northern Railway, which was constructed in 1892. Monroe was incorporated in 1902 and was selected as the home of a major condensed milk plant and the state reformatory.
Monroe became a suburban bedroom community in the late 20th century, serving commuters to Everett, Seattle, and the Eastside. It is home to the Monroe Correctional Complex, which absorbed the original reformatory in 1998, and the Evergreen State Fair, which runs annually in late summer. The city is located at the junction of two highways, U.S. Route 2 and State Route 522, which were expanded in the late 20th century to serve commuters.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Explore Census Data: Monroe, Washington". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Washington: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Monroe, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 10, 1979. Retrieved May 26, 2020.