Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe, Louisiana^[1]
Monroe, Louisiana
City
	Downtown Monroe
	Seal
	Nickname: Twin Cities of Northeast Louisiana (along with West Monroe)
	Motto: "Oneroe"
	Location of Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
	Monroe Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 32°30′34″N 92°07′06″W / 32.50944°N 92.11833°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Ouachita
Founded	1785
Incorporated (town)	1845
Incorporated (city)	1906
Named for	the steamboat James Monroe
Government
• Mayor	Friday Ellis (I)
• City Council	Members List
Area
• City	32.91 sq mi (85.23 km2)
• Land	29.66 sq mi (76.80 km2)
• Water	3.25 sq mi (8.42 km2)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population (2020)
• City	47,702
• Estimate (2022)	46,820
• Rank	US: 857th; LA: 8th
• Density	1,608.57/sq mi (621.08/km2)
• Urban	119,964 (US: 280th)
• Metro	222,695 (US: 212nd)
	Urban area includes Monroe-West Monroe
Demonym	Monroyan
Time zone	UTC–6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	71201, 71202, 71203, 71207, 71209, 71210, 71211, 71212, 71213, 71217
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-51410
GNIS feature ID	2404283
Sales tax	10.44%
Website	monroela.us

Monroe is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702,^[4] it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area, the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana. Pecanland Mall is located in Monroe.

^ "Monroe, Louisiana - Code of Ordinances (Charter)". municode.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Louisiana
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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^ "Monroe (LA) sales tax rate". Retrieved December 31, 2023.