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A town of 21,586 people in Orange County, New York
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Town in Orange County, New York, US
1799Established
21,387Population
21.3 sq miArea

Monroe is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 21,387 at the 2020 census, compared to 39,912 at the 2010 census; the significant fall in census population was due to the secession of the town of Palm Tree in 2019. The town is named after President James Monroe.

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