Monroe, North Carolina

Monroe, North Carolina
Monroe, North Carolina
City
	Union County Courthouse in Monroe
	Motto: "Where Heartland Meets High Tech"
	Location of Monroe, North Carolina
	Coordinates: 34°59′20″N 80°32′59″W / 34.98889°N 80.54972°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Named for	James Monroe
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Robert Burns
Area
• Total	31.54 sq mi (81.68 km2)
• Land	30.92 sq mi (80.08 km2)
• Water	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	34,562
• Density	1,117.86/sq mi (431.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	28110-28112
Area code	704 980
FIPS code	37-43920
GNIS feature ID	2404284
Website	www.monroenc.org

Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States.^[6] The population was 34,562 in 2020.^[4] It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan area.

A new mayor was elected in 2023. The election came down to a coin flip which Robert Burns won.^[7]

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Monroe, North Carolina
City
Union County Courthouse in Monroe
Motto: "Where Heartland Meets High Tech"
Location of Monroe, North Carolina
Coordinates: 34°59′20″N 80°32′59″W / 34.98889°N 80.54972°W / 34.98889; -80.54972
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Union
Named for	James Monroe
Government ^[1]
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Robert Burns
Area ^[2]
• Total	31.54 sq mi (81.68 km²)
• Land	30.92 sq mi (80.08 km²)
• Water	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km²)
Elevation ^[3]	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2020)^[4]
• Total	34,562
• Density	1,117.86/sq mi (431.61/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	28110-28112
Area code	704 980
FIPS code	37-43920^[5]
GNIS feature ID	2404284^[3]
Website	www.monroenc.org