Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, named for President James Monroe. As of 2000, the population was 138,687. Its county seat is Stroudsburg ⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,599 km² (617 mi²). 1,576 km² (608 mi²) of it is land and 23 km² (9 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water. Monroe County was formed from the northern section of Northampton County.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 138,687 people, 49,454 households, and 36,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 88/km² (228/mi²). There were 67,581 housing units at an average density of 43/km² (111/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.21% White, 6.02% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. 6.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. It is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.

There were 49,454 households out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

Presidential visit, November 2005

Monroe County had the honor of hosting U.S. President George W. Bush, with Bush becoming the first sitting U.S. president in American history to visit Monroe County. He recited a Veterans' Day presidential policy address on the Iraq war at Monroe County's Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna on November 11, 2005, opening his speech by saying, "I'm proud to be the first sitting president to visit Monroe County."

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Education

Colleges and universities

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Northampton Community College (Monroe Campus)

Public school districts

Other Notable Resources

In addition to its rich cultural heritage, Monroe County is home to the Pennsylvania portion of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Sullivan Trail (The portion of the route of General John Sullivan's famous march of 1778 from Easton to New York that reaches from Tannersville to Pocono Pines. This trail leads to the road that scales Big Pocono Mountain, one of the highest points in the Poconos that offers magnificent vistas.), Aventis Pasteur (manufacturer of vaccines), Pocono International Raceway (home two major NASCAR events held annually), Camelbeach Water Park and Ski Area, Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, The Crossings Factory Stores (named the number one outlet center in North America by the Outlet Retail Merchants Association (ORMA) for 2000-2001), three state parks (Big Pocono State Park, Gouldsboro State Park and Tobyhanna State Park, and Tobyhanna Army Depot (a major element of the Communications-Electronics Command and the largest and Communications-Electronics repair, overhaul and fabrication facility in the Department of Defense).

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