Monroe City, Missouri
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Monroe City is a city in Marion, Monroe, and Ralls counties in the US state of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

. The population was 2,588 at the 2000 census.

The Marion and Ralls County portions of Monroe City are part of the Hannibal
Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Hannibal micropolitan area
The Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in northeast Missouri, anchored by the city of Hannibal....

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Geography

Monroe City is located at 39°39′13"N 91°43′56"W (39.653570, -91.732152).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.28%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,588 people, 1,061 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 837.1 people per square mile (323.4/km²). There were 1,182 housing units at an average density of 382.3 per square mile (147.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.34% White, 8.85% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 1,061 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,377, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,947 versus $20,114 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $14,937. About 7.3% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Presidential visit

President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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 visited Monroe City on April 28, 2010. His motorcade was enroute from Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

 to a tour of a biofuels plant near Macon, Missouri
Macon, Missouri
Macon is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,471 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Macon County.-Geography:Macon is located at...

. An impromptu stop at Peggy Sue's Cafe for lunch was followed by several minutes of informal question & answers with the president, diners, and restaurant staff. Departing the restaurant, Mr. Obama crossed the street to a nearby insurance agency for several more minutes of discussion with the insurance office staff on a multitude of issues, including recently-passed healthcare reform legislation.

Notable residents

  • Helen Cornelius
    Helen Cornelius
    Helen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...

    , Country music singer-songwriter, actress. Born Monroe City, 1941.

External links

  • City website http://www.monroecitymo.org
  • Historic maps of Monroe City in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
    University of Missouri
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