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The City of Monroe

The City Building, 233 South Main Street, Monroe, Ohio. Staff photo by Gary Stelzer

About Monroe

Founded: 1817
Population: 11,000 (2007 Estimate)
Location: Center of border between Warren and Butler Counties 29 miles north of Cincinnati.
Education: 4 public schools, 6 Vocational Schools, 3 Colleges/Universities

Monroe began as a small farming village, platted and recorded by John H. Piatt and Nathaniel Sackett, in 1817. Piatt was a merchant from Cincinnati and a prominent figure in the war of 1812. Nathanial was a descendant of Simon Sackett, who arrived in the States in 1681.

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The village was named for James Monroe, who was U.S. president at the time of its founding. Monroe's population was consistently low for a century and a half, and it remained a farming community, exporting hogs to other locations. The first high school was established in 1881, and it remained on the same site until the new building opened in 2004.

The Current Events Club was created in 1903 and still operates today. Monroe's population increased dramatically in the 1950s, jumping from 360 at the 1950 census to 2,193 10 years later. The population has been on the rise ever since. The village became a city in 1995, having attained a population of at least 5,000.

Monroe is home to a Lions Club, an Optimist Club, and the Highpoint Masonic Lodge. The Trader's World and Turtle Creek Flea Markets are tourist attractions, as well as a 62-foot sculpture of Jesus at the Solid Rock Church along I-75.

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Waynesville vs. Monroe

Waynesville visited Monroe for a boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Waynesville posted a 63-30 win.
01/15/2010 at 11:52 p.m. | more galleries like this

Monroe vs. Waynesvile

Monroe's Hornets hosted the Waynesville Spartans in a Southwestern Buckeye League game on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010.
01/09/2010 at 12:17 a.m. | more galleries like this

Warren, Butler county bus crashes

The recent series of school bus accidents in Butler and Warren counties has increased the spotlight on bus safety.
12/03/2009 at 8:03 a.m. | more galleries like this

D-I sectional: Butler vs. Lebanon

Lebanon played against Vandalia Butler during a Divisional I sectional final at Centerville High School on Monday, Oct. 26. Lebanon won 3-0.
10/26/2009 at 11:13 p.m. | more galleries like this

Waynesville vs. Monroe

The Waynesville Spartans hosted the Monroe Hornets for week 9 of high school football on Friday, October 23, 2009. Waynesville defeated Monroe 7-3.
10/24/2009 at 12:17 a.m. | more galleries like this

Monroe Crossings Park Phase II

The city of Monroe recently completed Phase II of Monroe Crossings Park located on State Route 63. The new amenities include the completion of a three acre BMX track, a playground, additional parking, a trail, sewer laterals and water and electric lines.
10/04/2009 at 5:36 p.m. | more galleries like this

Waynesville vs. Monroe soccer

Waynesville visited Monroe for a boys soccer match Tuesday, September 29, to battle for the SWBL Buckeye Division championship. Monroe won the game, 2 to 0.
09/30/2009 at 7:30 a.m. | more galleries like this

 
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