MonroeOK
The town, settled in 1881, counts 123 residents.
Is Monroe a good place to live?
Monroe’s midpoint age is 23.6 years, against 36.2 years in Oklahoma’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Monroe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
123 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Monroe: who provides what
Monroe is unincorporated, so Le Flore County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Monroe.
The schools Monroe’s kids attend
Public schools: the Monroe school district. Its one school is below. 99 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 99 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards: very high risk in Monroe, mostly inland flooding
Monroe’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 84 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 64% come from inland flooding and 11% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Monroe
The median commute is under 26 miles. Monroe’s typical household income stands at $39,000. The top destinations are Fort Smith (17%), Poteau (12%) and Cameron (3%).
| Monroe | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monroe: mild winters and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 29°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Monroe’s adults binge drink than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Monroe: just over a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Monroe. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Monroe is ahead of Oklahoma on 8 and behind on 11. Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Monroe.
| Monroe | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 40% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Monroe | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.8% | 14% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 13.1% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Monroe
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe
About 0 of every 100 Monroe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Monroe for work
Where Monroe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Monroe
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in far eastern Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monroe had a population of 164. A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory, on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Simon Monroe Griffith. At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 531 ft
- ZIP code
- 74947
Questions about Monroe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe, OK a good place to live?
Monroe has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.