Monroe County, Iowa

Founding: 1845 (declared in 1843)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Albia (1844–)

Land area: 434 square miles

Population (2020): 7,577

Population (historic): 2,884 (1850); 12,724 (1870); 13,666 (1890); 25,429 (1910); 15,010 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890–1910

Subdivisions: Four cities; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,149 (28.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,302
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,238
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,793
Average farm size (1920): 99.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, Ireland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois
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Albia

Namesake: Albia, New York

Founding: 1844 (platting); 1848 (post office); 1856 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,721

Population (historic): 620 (1860); 2,435 (1880); 2,889 (1900); 4,425 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1844–1880; 1890–1920; 1930s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 710 (37.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. St. Patrick Catholic Church (1869/1903). 2006 574th Road. Guilford. Gothic Revival.
2. Michael Hennessy Farm (c. 1870). 2169 652nd Road. Troy. Gothic Revival.

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