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The Town of Monroe contains a Village called Monroe . The town is centrally located in the county. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 55.1 Km&2 (21.3 Mi&2 ). 52.0 km&2 (20.1 mi&2) of it is land and 3.1 km&2 (1.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.55% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 31,407 people, 8,228 households, and 6,878 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 603.6/km&2 (1,563.5/mi&2). There were 8,517 housing units at an average density of 163.7/km&2 (424.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.91% White , 1.22% Black or African American , 0.25% Native American , 1.36% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 1.15% from Other Races , and 1.10% from two or more races. 4.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,228 households out of which 53.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were Married Couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 4.14. In the town the population was spread out with 41.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $50,889, and the median income for a family was $54,315. Males had a median income of $51,125 versus $34,547 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $16,569. 29.1% of the population and 22.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 39.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY The town was part of the "Cheesecocks Patent." It was created in 1799 as the Town of Cheesecocks. The name became "Monroe" after 1818. According to: William H. Belcher ''The Belcher Family in England and America'' (1941) ... The Cheesecocks Patent dated to December 20 , 1702 , was confirmed on March 25 , 1707 by Queen Anne of England, and was the name that the Algonquin Indian had originally given to that territory of hills and mountains west of the Hudson River , more commonly known as The Highlands – Quoting from Gen George Washington 's daily journal: So that it would seem as though the town of Monroe started out as simply being called Cheescocks or the Cheesecocks Patent area, which remained largely wild prior to the Revolution. Then parts of it began to be named after the earliest landowners such as the Smith's Clove area, which was named after William Smith, and then Galloway's, which was named after the settler who errected the log cabin that Washington temporarily called his home. Then in 1801, the town's name was changed to Southfields, and then in 1808 the name of Munroe, which apparently was changed to Monroe in 1818 to honor the President of the same name. The town is the birthplace of Velveeta Cheese. Each year a cheese festival is held to honor this noble history. |
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