Monroe -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 11756 Housing Units (2000): 5288 Land area (2000): 330.808213 sq. miles (856.789301 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.297025 sq. miles (3.359278 sq. km) Total area (2000): 332.105238 sq. miles (860.148579 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 36.714391 N, 85.712551 W Headwords: Monroe Monroe, KY Monroe County Monroe County, KY