Monroe County, Iowa

Monroe County is a located in the  of. , the population is 8,016. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,124 (434 ). 1,123 km² (433 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.16%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 34.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 5.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Iowa 137.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,016 people, 3,228 households, and 2,211 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 3,588 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The of the county was 98.40% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,228 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population is spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,877, and the median income for a family was $41,611. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,401 for females. The for the county was $17,155. About 5.60% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns