Monroe, Indiana

About Monroe

Monroe, IN is a tiny community located in northeastern Indiana counting 900 people who proudly call it home.

Monroe holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.68 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,324 residents per square mile.

📰 Monroe News Today

• Monroe County 4-H program volunteer accused of potentially stealing nearly $20,000 using club credit card WTHR · Aug 18
• DNR: Indianapolis man pronounced dead after being found in Monroe Reservoir fox59.com · Aug 17
• Indianapolis Man Recovered From Monroe Reservoir Outdoor Wire · Aug 18
• Indianapolis man dies while boating at Lake Monroe Indiana Public Media · Aug 17
• Monroe County farmers receive rural preservation award Inside INdiana Business · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Monroe Unique

• One of 17 places in the US named Monroe — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Monroe

• Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Four-H Park reviews ★
• Monroe Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Monroe

• Adams Central Elementary School
• Adams Central High School
• Adams Central Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Monroe

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