Monroe County, Pennsylvania

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Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 169,842.[1] Its county seat is Stroudsburg.[2] The county was formed from sections of Northampton and Pike counties.[3] It is named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.

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  1. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Monroe County, Pennsylvania" (PDF). monroecountypa.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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