Monroe -- U.S. County in New York Population (2000): 735343 Housing Units (2000): 304388 Land area (2000): 659.293979 sq. miles (1707.563493 sq. km) Water area (2000): 706.311554 sq. miles (1829.338448 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1365.605533 sq. miles (3536.901941 sq. km) Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 43.159963 N, 77.630324 W Headwords: Monroe Monroe, NY Monroe County Monroe County, NY