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Monroe

About Monroe

49,156 in city
202,309 in metro
83 km² (32 mi²)
23.2706565857 m
Monroe is located on the Ouachita River about 100 miles east of Shreveport. It is the seat of Ouachita Parish and the trading center of northeastern Louisiana. The economy is based on agricultural products, manufacturing, barge traffic, and natural gas (it is located over one of the largest natural gas fields in the United States). Settled by traders and trappers in the early 1700s, the settlement was renamed in 1819 in honor of the "James Monroe," the first steamboat to reach the town.

Metro Cities

Bastrop, Monroe, West Monroe

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
56 All Buildings
54
existing
2
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Frances Towers 179 ft 1931
2 Vantage ONB Tower 122 ft 1920
3 University Library 110 ft 1999
4 141 Lofts 108 ft 1928
5 223 South Grand Street 107 ft 1928

Building types

No. Type
51 low-rise building
2 high-rise building
1 mast (framework)
1 stadium
1 church