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Monroe County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Monroe County

Summary

Monroe County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 312 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #16 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monroe County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Monroe County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Monroe County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Monroe County's capital is recorded as Stroudsburg[6].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[7].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Pike County[8].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Sussex County[9].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Warren County[10].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Northampton County[11].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Carbon County[12].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Luzerne County[13].
  • Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Lackawanna County[14].
  • James Monroe is named after Monroe County[15].
  • Monroe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stroudsburg[16].
  • Monroe County's Commons category is recorded as Monroe County, Pennsylvania[17].
  • Monroe County's website account on is recorded as Nextdoor[18].
  • April 1, 1836 marks the founding of Monroe County[19].
  • Monroe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.06, 'lon': -75.34}[20].
  • Monroe County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.monroe.pa.us[21].
  • Monroe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monroe County, Pennsylvania[22].
  • Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+169842'}[23].
  • Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+169939'}[24].
  • Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+169822'}[25].
  • Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+168436'}[26].
  • Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+167148'}[27].

Body

Geography

Monroe County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Monroe County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1599'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+169842'}[23], {'amount': '+169939'}[24], {'amount': '+169822'}[25], {'amount': '+168436'}[26], {'amount': '+167148'}[27], and {'amount': '+166397'}[29].

Designation and Status

Monroe County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

April 1, 1836 marks the founding of Monroe County[19]. James Monroe is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Monroe County draws 312 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #16 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

James Monroe Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225404
    Umls cui → C3811259
    Taxonomicon id → 1807326
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  2. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → James Monroe
    Capital → —
    Official website → http://www.co.monroe.pa.us
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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