Monroe County, Georgia

Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957. The county seat is Forsyth. The county was created on May 15, 1821. The county was named for James Monroe. Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 398 sqmi, of which 396 sqmi is land and 2.2 sqmi (0.5%) is water. It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between Yatesville and Culloden, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).

Major highways

 * I-75.svg Interstate 75
 * I-475.svg Interstate 475
 * US 23.svg U.S. Route 23
 * US 41.svg U.S. Route 41
 * US 341.svg U.S. Route 341
 * Georgia 7.svg State Route 7
 * Georgia 18.svg State Route 18
 * Georgia 19.svg State Route 19
 * Georgia 42.svg State Route 42
 * Georgia 74.svg State Route 74
 * Georgia 83.svg State Route 83
 * Georgia 87.svg State Route 87
 * Georgia 401.svg State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
 * Georgia 408.svg State Route 408 (unsigned designation for I-475)

Adjacent counties

 * Butts County (north)
 * Jasper County (northeast)
 * Jones County (east)
 * Bibb County (southeast)
 * Crawford County (south)
 * Upson County (southwest)
 * Lamar County (west)

Cities

 * Culloden
 * Forsyth

Census-designated places

 * Bolingbroke
 * Juliette
 * Smarr

Unincorporated communities

 * Berner
 * Blount
 * Brent
 * High Falls
 * Russellville
 * Strouds

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,957 people, 9,760 households, and 6,179 families residing in the county.

Education
All parts of the county are in the Monroe County School District.