Editing Monroe, Washington (section)

{{short description|City in Washington, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Monroe
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Main Street and Lewis Street - Monroe, WA.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Main Street and Lewis Street in downtown Monroe
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = Snohomish County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Monroe Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Monroe, Washington
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Geoffrey Thomas
|established_title1       = Founded
|established_date1        = 1864
|established_title2       = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = December 20, 1902
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 15.95
|area_land_km2            = 15.79
|area_water_km2           = 0.16
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.16
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.10
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 19243
|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="Census-Estimate2022">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Washington: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data: Monroe, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5346685 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 19699
|population_density_km2   = 1252.39
|population_density_sq_mi = 3243.56
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|elevation_footnotes      = 
|elevation_m              = 22
|elevation_ft             = 72
|coordinates              = {{coord|47|51|28|N|121|59|18|W|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 98272
|area_code                = [[Area code 360|360]] 
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 53-46685
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1523319<ref name="GR3">{{cite gnis |id=1523319 |name=Monroe, Washington |entrydate=September 10, 1979 |access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.ci.monroe.wa.us/|ci.monroe.wa.us}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Monroe''' is a city in [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. It is located at the [[confluence]] of the [[Skykomish River|Skykomish]], [[Snohomish River|Snohomish]], and [[Snoqualmie River|Snoqualmie]] rivers near the [[Cascade Mountains|Cascade foothills]], about {{convert|30|mi|km}} northeast of [[Seattle]]. The city's population was 19,699 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The town of Park Place was originally founded in 1864 at the river confluence and was among several existing settlements in the Tualco Valley. The confluence site was previously a [[trading post]] used by the indigenous [[Skykomish people]]. Park Place was renamed to Monroe in 1890 to honor U.S. President [[James Monroe]], and was moved northeast to be near the tracks of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]], which was constructed in 1892. Monroe was [[municipal incorporation|incorporated]] in 1902 and was selected as the home of a major [[condensed milk]] plant and the state [[reformatory]].

The city became a suburban [[bedroom community]] in the late 20th century, serving commuters to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], Seattle, and the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]]. It is home to the [[Monroe Correctional Complex]], which absorbed the original reformatory in 1998, and the [[Evergreen State Fair]], which runs annually in late summer. Monroe is located at the junction of two major highways, [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] and [[Washington State Route 522|State Route 522]], which were expanded in the late 20th century to serve commuters.