{"id":4793,"date":"2023-06-28T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:42","slug":"monroe-county-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/monroe-county-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monroe County is a county in Michigan, United States, on Lake Erie about 35 miles south of
\nDetroit, along the Michigan-Ohio line. It had a population of 154,809 at the 2020 census, an
\nestimated 156,004 by 2025, and covers 549 square miles (1,422 km2) of land centred near
\n41\u00b055\u2032N 83\u00b030\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Monroe is the county seat and largest city; its postal code is 48161. The county holds 3
\ncities, 5 incorporated villages and 8 census-designated places spread across 15 townships, and
\nit runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 26115.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Monroe County<\/h2>\n

Monroe County has 16 incorporated and census-recognized communities on record, plus dozens of
\nsmaller rural hamlets with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated
\nplace — a statistically defined community with no mayor or town council.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Monroe<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n20,462<\/td>\n48161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luna Pier<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,382<\/td>\n48157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petersburg<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,171<\/td>\n49270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dundee<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nDundee<\/td>\n5,323<\/td>\n48131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carleton<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nAsh<\/td>\n2,326<\/td>\n48117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Rockwood<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBerlin<\/td>\n1,587<\/td>\n48179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maybee<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nExeter<\/td>\n545<\/td>\n48159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estral Beach<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBerlin<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n48166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Cities in Michigan sit outside township government, so the Township column reads
\n— for Monroe, Luna Pier and Petersburg. Two more cities touch the county only at the
\nedge: Flat Rock (2020 population 10,541) lies mostly in Wayne County with a sliver in Ash
\nTownship, and Milan (2020 population 6,079) sits mostly in Washtenaw County with its
\nnorthwestern edge in Milan Township — neither city’s population is counted toward
\nMonroe County’s incorporated total above.<\/p>\n

Eight more communities are census-designated places, unincorporated but populous enough for
\nthe Census Bureau to track separately:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lambertville<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBedford<\/td>\n10,433<\/td>\n48144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperance<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBedford<\/td>\n9,188<\/td>\n48182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Monroe<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nFrenchtown<\/td>\n6,468<\/td>\n48161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Monroe<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nFrenchtown<\/td>\n3,227<\/td>\n48161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit Beach<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nFrenchtown<\/td>\n1,957<\/td>\n48162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodland Beach<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBerlin<\/td>\n1,899<\/td>\n48166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stony Point<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBerlin<\/td>\n1,784<\/td>\n48166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ida<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nIda<\/td>\n790<\/td>\n48140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Beyond the sixteen places above, county gazetteers list roughly three dozen smaller
\nunincorporated hamlets and crossroads with no Census population or ZIP code of their own,
\namong them Avalon Beach, Azalia, Bolles Harbor, Cone, Diann, Erie, Evergreen Acres, Golfcrest,
\nGrand View, Grape, Hillcrest Orchard, Ida Center, La Salle, Liberty Corners, London, Lost
\nPeninsula, Lulu, Newport, North Shores, Oakville, Oldport, Ottawa Lake, Patterson Gardens,
\nPetersburg Junction, Pointe aux Peaux, Rea, Saint Anthony, Samaria, Scofield, Steiner, Stony
\nCreek, Strasburg, Vienna, Whiteford Center and Yargerville.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Michigan divides every county into civil townships that provide local government outside the
\nincorporated cities and villages. Monroe County has 15 townships, ranked here by 2020
\npopulation.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bedford<\/td>\n31,813<\/td>\nTemperance, Lambertville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frenchtown<\/td>\n21,609<\/td>\nSouth Monroe, West Monroe, Detroit Beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monroe<\/td>\n14,391<\/td>\nSurrounds the city of Monroe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berlin<\/td>\n9,890<\/td>\nSouth Rockwood, Estral Beach, Woodland Beach, Stony Point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dundee<\/td>\n8,145<\/td>\nVillage of Dundee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ash<\/td>\n7,860<\/td>\nVillage of Carleton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raisinville<\/td>\n5,903<\/td>\nRural, no incorporated village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ida<\/td>\n4,783<\/td>\nIda CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La Salle<\/td>\n4,639<\/td>\nLa Salle, Pointe aux Peaux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whiteford<\/td>\n4,590<\/td>\nWhiteford Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erie<\/td>\n4,299<\/td>\nErie, Samaria, Luna Pier’s rural fringe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exeter<\/td>\n3,927<\/td>\nVillage of Maybee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summerfield<\/td>\n3,176<\/td>\nCity of Petersburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London<\/td>\n2,984<\/td>\nLondon, Ottawa Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milan<\/td>\n1,571<\/td>\nRural fringe of the city of Milan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n