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Monroe, Connecticut, in Fairfield county, is 10 miles NW of Milford, Connecticut (center to center) and 57 miles NE of New York, New York. The town is included in the Bridgeport metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 19,247 people lived in Monroe.
In Monroe, about 70% of adults are married. Monroe is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
Significantly, more adults in Monroe have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Connecticut.
Monroe residents donated more money ($9,500) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Monroe.
Comparing Monroe to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Connecticut (State):
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