Monroe -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 24324 Housing Units (2000): 11343 Land area (2000): 1025.854799 sq. miles (2656.951618 sq. km) Water area (2000): 8.670924 sq. miles (22.457590 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1034.525723 sq. miles (2679.409208 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 31.555656 N, 87.359637 W Headwords: Monroe Monroe, AL Monroe County Monroe County, AL