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History · South Monroe

Half of South Monroe’s homes were built after 1977

Most of South Monroe was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1912 on and the census since 1990.

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What stands out about South Monroe’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Monroe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19126 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1979. Watch South Monroe change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Monroe’s history is told.

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On the map

South Monroe on the map, 1912 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Monroe. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Monroe on the 1912 USGS mapSouth Monroe on the 1927 USGS mapSouth Monroe on the 1942 USGS mapSouth Monroe on the 1952 USGS mapSouth Monroe on the 1967 USGS mapSouth Monroe on the 1979 USGS map1912Monroe sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Monroe.

The story so far

South Monroe, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South Monroe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

South Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,468 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Monroe Charter Township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 6,433 in 2010, 6,468 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

South Monroe, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00020002020Peak: 6,468

Between 5,266 and 6,468 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on South Monroe’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Monroe

Nobody well known was born in South Monroe itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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George Francis AtkinsonAmerican botanist · b. 1854
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Elizabeth C. CrosbyScientist, teacher, author · b. 1888
Kathy AngererAmerican politician · b. 1957
Archibald B. DarraghAmerican politician · b. 1840
Chris MorrisAmerican football player · b. 1983
Russell Burton ReynoldsUnited States general · b. 1894
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.