Monroe, Oklahoma

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Monroe, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
Monroe is located in Oklahoma
Monroe
Monroe
Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 94°31′1″W / 34.99250°N 94.51694°W / 34.99250; -94.51694Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 94°31′1″W / 34.99250°N 94.51694°W / 34.99250; -94.51694
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
[1]
 • Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
535 ft (163 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-49050
GNIS feature ID1095479[2]

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

A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory, on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Simon Monroe Griffith.[4]

At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Monroe CDP, Oklahoma". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.


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