Monroe County

Summary

Monroe County is a county of Indiana^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Monroe County is located in Indiana^[3].
• Monroe County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Monroe County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana^[5].
• Monroe County's capital is recorded as Bloomington^[6].
• Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County^[7].
• Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Brown County^[8].
• Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Lawrence County^[9].
• Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Owen County^[10].
• Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Greene County^[11].
• Monroe County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County^[12].
• James Monroe is named after Monroe County^[13].
• Monroe County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bloomington^[14].
• Monroe County's Commons category is recorded as Monroe County, Indiana^[15].
• 1818 marks the founding of Monroe County^[16].
• Monroe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.16, 'longitude': -86.52}^[17].
• Monroe County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.monroe.in.us^[18].
• Monroe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monroe County, Indiana^[19].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+137974'}^[20].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+138522'}^[21].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+140305'}^[22].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+141255'}^[23].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+141888'}^[24].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+144705'}^[25].
• Monroe County has a population of {'amount': '+139718'}^[26].
• Monroe County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Indiana^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Monroe County covers an area of {'amount': '+1065'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+137974'}^[20], {'amount': '+138522'}^[21], {'amount': '+140305'}^[22], {'amount': '+141255'}^[23], {'amount': '+141888'}^[24], and {'amount': '+144705'}^[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1818 marks the founding of Monroe County^[16]. James Monroe is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Monroe County ranks in the top 8% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]