Monroe, Oklahoma
Appearance
Monroe, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 94°31′1″W / 34.99250°N 94.51694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Le Flore |
Area | |
• Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) |
• Land | 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 40-49050 |
GNIS feature ID | 1095479 |
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.[3]
At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[4]
References
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Monroe CDP, Oklahoma". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 276.[self-published source]; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 143.
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.