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HISTORY Originally known as Hurd's Location, and then as West Lyman, Monroe was incorporated in 1854 . It was named after President James Monroe . Monroe had 619 residents in 1860 . GEOLOGY Parts of the Ammonoosuc Gold Fields, which have never been successfully mined, are in Monroe. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 61.6 Km&2 (23.8 Mi&2 ). 58.0 km&2 (22.4 mi&2) of it is land and 3.7 km&2 (1.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 6.01% water. The town is bounded by the Connecticut River to its west and the long ridge of ''Gardner Mountain'' to the east. ''Signal Mountain'', a knob on Gardner Mountain, is the highest point in Monroe, measuring 2,299 Feet above Sea Level . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000 , there were 759 people, 310 households, and 231 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 13.1/km&2 (33.9/mi&2). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 5.7/km&2 (14.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% White , 0.00% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.13% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 2.24% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 310 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were Married Couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $42,411, and the median income for a family was $46,346. Males had a median income of $35,125 versus $26,458 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $19,730. 1.6% of the population and 0.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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