Editing Monroe City, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Monroe City, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| official_name            = 
| nickname                 = Winners Lane
| motto                    = 

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| image_skyline            = Downtown Monroe City, Missouri.jpg
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| image_caption            = Downtown Monroe City
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| image_seal               = 

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| image_map                = Monroe_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Monroe_City_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location in Monroe County and the state of Missouri
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Monroe County, Missouri|Monroe]], [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion]], [[Ralls County, Missouri|Ralls]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Ronald Miller
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_29.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 7.93
| area_land_km2            = 7.82
| area_water_km2           = 0.11
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.06
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.02
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.04

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2949394&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Monroe City city, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total         = 2652
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
| population_density_km2   = 339.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 878.44

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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 738
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|39|15|N|91|43|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 63456
| area_code                = [[Area code 573|573]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-49394<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2395376<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395376}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.monroecitymo.org}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Monroe City''' is a city in [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion]], [[Monroe County, Missouri|Monroe]], and [[Ralls County, Missouri|Ralls]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. The population was 2,652 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2949394|access-date=2021-12-26|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The Marion and Ralls County portions of Monroe City are part of the [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]] [[Hannibal micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Monroe City was [[plat]]ted in 1857, and named for its location within Monroe County.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_monroe.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070849/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_monroe.html | archive-date=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead | title=Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | access-date=November 10, 2016 }}</ref> A post office called Monroe City has been in operation since 1860.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Monroe | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>

In 1907, Monroe City repealed its [[sundown town]] ordinance that it had set three weeks prior for [[Black people]] to return home by eight o'clock at night.<ref name="Oklahoman">{{Cite news |date=August 9, 1907 |orig-date=First published August 8, 1907 |title=Blacks Aroused by Curfew Law |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/900131197/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Oklahoman]] |location=Monroe City, Missouri |page=9 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> During the time of the curfew, "Several, desiring to test the efficacy of the order, were severely beaten and chased to their homes."<ref name="Oklahoman" />

The [[Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (Monroe City, Missouri)|Farmers and Merchants Bank Building]], [[St. Jude's Episcopal Church]], and [[Washington School (Monroe City, Missouri)|Washington School]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120120.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2012-01-20|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/09/12 through 1/13/12 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Monroe City is in the northeast corner of Monroe County, with a small portion extending north into Marion County and a still smaller portion reaching east into Ralls County. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 24|24]] and [[U.S. Route 36|36]] split at Monroe City, with US 36 leading west-northwest {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Macon, Missouri|Macon]] and US 24 leading west-southwest {{convert|46|mi}} to [[Moberly, Missouri|Moberly]]. The two highways together lead east {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]] on the [[Mississippi River]]. US 24 leads through the center of Monroe City as Main Street and 5th Street, while US 36 runs along the northern border of the city as part of the [[Chicago–Kansas City Expressway]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Monroe City has a total area of {{convert|3.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 1.34%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is drained to the north by the headwater tributaries of Sharpsburg Branch, a tributary of the South Fork of the [[North River (Missouri)|North River]], itself a direct tributary of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]].

Two remnants of the 8,000-year old prairie are within a {{convert|40|mile||adj=mid| radius}} of Monroe City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kite |first=Allison |date=2023-01-03 |title='Everybody can do their part': Naturalists working to reestablish prairies in Missouri |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2023/01/03/everybody-can-do-their-part-naturalists-reestablish-prairies-in-missouri/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |work=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Monroe City has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Monroe City was {{convert|108|F|C|1}} on July 30, 1980, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-28|F|C|1}} on February 13, 1905.<ref name=NOWData></ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Monroe City, Missouri, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 74

|Jan avg record high F = 59.2
|Feb avg record high F = 62.1
|Mar avg record high F = 75.4
|Apr avg record high F = 84.5
|May avg record high F = 88.9
|Jun avg record high F = 94.8
|Jul avg record high F = 97.4
|Aug avg record high F = 96.7
|Sep avg record high F = 92.5
|Oct avg record high F = 85.6
|Nov avg record high F = 73.1
|Dec avg record high F = 62.3
|year avg record high F = 97.4

|Jan high F = 36.0
|Feb high F = 39.9
|Mar high F = 52.0
|Apr high F = 63.9
|May high F = 73.1
|Jun high F = 82.5
|Jul high F = 86.2
|Aug high F = 85.0
|Sep high F = 78.9
|Oct high F = 66.7
|Nov high F = 52.7
|Dec high F = 40.7
|year high F = 

|Jan mean F = 26.8
|Feb mean F = 30.6
|Mar mean F = 41.8
|Apr mean F = 52.9
|May mean F = 63.4
|Jun mean F = 72.7
|Jul mean F = 76.2
|Aug mean F = 74.3
|Sep mean F = 66.9
|Oct mean F = 55.4
|Nov mean F = 42.5
|Dec mean F = 32.0
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 17.6
|Feb low F = 21.2
|Mar low F = 31.5
|Apr low F = 41.9
|May low F = 53.6
|Jun low F = 62.8
|Jul low F = 66.2
|Aug low F = 63.6
|Sep low F = 54.8
|Oct low F = 44.0
|Nov low F = 32.2
|Dec low F = 23.2
|year low F = 

|Jan avg record low F = -7.0
|Feb avg record low F = -3.7
|Mar avg record low F = 12.8
|Apr avg record low F = 26.2
|May avg record low F = 38.1
|Jun avg record low F = 49.7
|Jul avg record low F = 55.0
|Aug avg record low F = 51.7
|Sep avg record low F = 40.3
|Oct avg record low F = 27.9
|Nov avg record low F = 15.2
|Dec avg record low F = 1.1
|year avg record low F = -11.0

|Jan record low F = -21
|Feb record low F = -28
|Mar record low F = -10
|Apr record low F = 16
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = -20

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.82
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.01
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.92
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.28
|May precipitation inch = 5.04
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.58
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.77
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.92
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.30
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.65
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.04
|year precipitation inch = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.5
|Feb precipitation days = 5.5
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 9.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.2
|Jul precipitation days = 6.8
|Aug precipitation days = 7.0
|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
|Oct precipitation days = 6.5
|Nov precipitation days = 6.2
|Dec precipitation days = 5.9

|Jan snow inch = 5.4
|Feb snow inch = 5.5
|Mar snow inch = 4.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 1.4
|Dec snow inch = 3.9
|year snow inch = 

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.4
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 1.2
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 1.6

|Jan snow depth inch = 2.9
|Feb snow depth inch = 3.0
|Mar snow depth inch = 1.6
|Apr snow depth inch = 0.4
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.0
|Nov snow depth inch = 0.6
|Dec snow depth inch = 1.7
|year snow depth inch = 4.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00235708&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Monroe City, MO
|access-date = November 5, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (precip days, snow/snow days/snow depth 1901–2022)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lsx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS St. Louis
|access-date = November 5, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 353
|1880= 640
|1890= 1830
|1900= 1929
|1910= 1949
|1920= 1941
|1930= 1820
|1940= 1978
|1950= 2093
|1960= 2337
|1970= 2456
|1980= 2557
|1990= 2701
|2000= 2588
|2010= 2531
|2020= 2652
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,531 people, 1,036 households, and 623 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|838.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,189 housing units at an average density of {{convert|393.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 1,036 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% 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 3.07.

The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,588 people, 1,061 households, and 661 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|837.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,182 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 38&nbsp;years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.
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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]] 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.

==Education==
Public education in Monroe City is administered by Monroe City R-I School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://monroe.k12.mo.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Monroe City R-I School District | access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>

Monroe City has a lending library, the Monroe City Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>

Private education in Monroe City is administered by the Diocese of Jefferson City 
<ref>https://diojeffcity.org/schools/</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Helen Cornelius]], country music singer-songwriter and actress
* [[Henderson Forsythe]] (1917–2006), actor
* [[Belle Johnson]], photographer
* [[Kip Kendrick]], former member of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]
* [[Claude T. Smith]], instrumental music composer and educator

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Monroe City, Missouri}}
* {{Official|www.monroecitymo.org}}
* Historic maps of Monroe City in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138892 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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