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Population (year 2000): 26,228. Estimated
population in July 2005: 29,987 (+14.3% change)
Males: 13,279 (50.6%), Females: 12,949 (49.4%)
Union County
Zip codes:
28110,
28112.
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $40,457 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,900 (year 2000)
Races in Monroe:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.6%)
- Black (27.8%)
- Hispanic (21.4%)
- Other race (9.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.3%), English
(7.6%), German (7.0%), Irish (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%),
Italian (1.9%).
Elevation: 595 feet
Land area: 24.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monroe
- High school or higher: 67.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monroe city
- Never married: 29.5%
- Now married: 50.6%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
17.4% Foreign born (16.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,013 (+36.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Monroe:
- UNION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (600 HOSPITAL
DR BOX 5003)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Monroe:
- SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
LANCASTER, SC)
- MERCY HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
- PRESBYTERIAN-ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monroe:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 31 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- SHAW AFB (about 71 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 76 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monroe:
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 6 miles; MONROE, NC; ID: EQY)
- GOOSE CREEK (about 10 miles; INDIAN TRAIL, NC; ID:
28A)
- U S (about 10 miles; WINGATE, NC; ID: N46)
College/University in Monroe:
- CAROLINA BEAUTY COLLEGE 17 (Full-time
enrollment: 48; Location: 1201 STAFFORD ST STE B2;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Monroe:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 26
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 73 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
Public high schools in Monroe:
- SUN VALLEY HIGH (Students: 1,424; Location:
5211 OLD CHARLOTTE HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PIEDMONT HIGH (Students: 1,357; Location:
3006 SIKES MILL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PARKWOOD HIGH (Students: 1,226; Location:
3220 PARKWOOD SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONROE HIGH (Students: 938; Location: 1 HIGH
SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- UNION COUNTY CAREER CENTER (Students: 1;
Location: 600 BREWER DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Monroe:
- TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 2900 WALKUP AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- MONROE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 98;
Location: 1721 N CHARLOTTE AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- SUNSET PARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 309 CLARA AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 60;
Location: 2500 ARNOLD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Monroe:
- PIEDMONT MIDDLE (Students: 1,150; Location:
2816 SIKES MILL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SHILOH ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,075; Location:
5210 ROGERS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- SARDIS ELEMENTARY (Students: 985; Location:
4416 SARDIS CHURCH ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- PARKWOOD MIDDLE (Students: 933; Location:
3219 PARKWOOD SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 902;
Location: 110 POTTER RD S; Grades: PK - 05)
- MONROE MIDDLE (Students: 844; Location: 601 E
SUNSET DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BENTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 775;
Location: 1200 CONCORD AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- EAST ELEMENTARY (Students: 751; Location: 515
ELIZABETH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- UNIONVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 729;
Location: 4511 UNIONVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- WALTER BICKETT ELEMENTARY (Students: 635;
Location: 501 LANCASTER AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Monroe:
- UNION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,781,615; Location: 316 EAST WINDSOR STREET;
179,008 books; 6,307 audio materials; 6,384 video
materials; 318 serial subscriptions)
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