13.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 70.5% White Non-Hispanic, 13.2% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races.

There were 67,581 housing units at an average density of 111 units per square mile (43/km 2). The population density was 228 inhabitants per square mile (88/km 2). Middle Delaware National Scenic River (part)ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 169,842 people, 49,454 households, and 36,447 families residing in the county.Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (part).The area code is 570, except in the southwest where the Kunkletown exchange uses 610.

It has a humid continental climate ( Dfb except for some Dfa in the southern and SE tiers) and the hardiness zone ranges from 5a to 6b.

Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 617 square miles (1,600 km 2), of which 608 square miles (1,570 km 2) is land and 9.0 square miles (23 km 2) (1.5%) is water. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows southward through Monroe County and then into the Lehigh Valley, where it joins the Delaware River in Easton, Pennsylvania.Īccording to the U.S. The population increased by over 70% from 1990 to 2010, and the commercial and retail sectors expanded significantly, although population growth has since slowed. For many recent decades, Monroe County was one of the fastest-growing counties in the state of Pennsylvania, partially due to tourism, and partially due to transplants from the New York City Area desiring a lower cost of living while still being close enough to commute to work in the city. The county is home to East Stroudsburg University. It also borders the Wyoming Valley, the Lehigh Valley, and has connections to the Delaware Valley and the Tri-State Area as part of New York City's Designated Media Market, but also receiving media from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia areas. Monroe County is coterminous with the East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, the county is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, along its border with New Jersey. The county was formed from sections of Northampton and Pike counties on April 1, 1836. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,327. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Monroe County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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