Summary
City/Town
Name:
Monroe
State:
Connecticut
County:
Fairfield County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1823
Year
Incorporated:
Form
of Government:
Selectman-Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
Monroe Town Hall
Web Address:
www.monroect.org/
History
Brief:
This land was settled about 1755 by inhabitants of Stratford. These settlers belonged to the First Society of Huntington until May 1762 when they were constituted the Society of New Stratford. New Stratford Society was separated from Huntington and incorporated as the town of Monroe in 1823; named for the fifth President of the United States. Town vital records begin 1823. Barbour collection records cover 1823-1854.
Other City Names (2) Name: New Stratford Name: Ripton Parish
Settled From (1) Population (18) Year: 1830 Population: 1522 Year: 1840 Population: 1351 Year: 1850 Population: 1442 Year: 1860 Population: 1382 Year: 1870 Population: 1226 Year: 1880 Population: 1157 Year: 1890 Population: 994 Year: 1900 Population: 1043 Year: 1910 Population: 1002 Year: 1920 Population: 1161 Year: 1930 Population: 1221 Year: 1940 Population: 1728 Year: 1950 Population: 2892 Year: 1960 Population: 6402 Year: 1970 Population: 12047 Year: 1980 Population: 14010 Year: 1990 Population: 16896 Year: 2000 Population: 19247
Founding Families (0) Cemeteries (8) Name: Center Cemetery Location: Old Tannery Road Name: Cutler's Farm Cemetery Location: Cross Hill Road Name: East Village Cemetery Location: East Village Road Name: Elm Street Cemetery Location: Northeast of Lower Stepney Name: Holy Family Cemetery Location: Monroe Tpke. Name: Potsford Cemetery Location: Hammertown Raod Name: Stepney Cemetery Location: 21 Pepper Street Name: Walker's Farm Cemetery Location: Near Newtown town line US 53
Churches (9) Name: Beacon Hill Evangelica (203) 268-8521 Location: 371 Old Zoar Rd., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.beaconhillchurch.org Name: Good Shepherd Lutheran (203) 268-7596 Location: 466 Elm St., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.gslc-ct.org Name: Miracle Faith World (203) 452-7300 Location: 754 Main St., Monroe, Ct 06468 Website: www.mfwoministries.org Name: Monroe Conggregational Church (203) 268-9227 Location: 34 Church St., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.mcc-ucc.org Name: Our Laky of the Rosary Chapel (203) 261-8290 Location: 15 Pepper St., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.rosarychapel.net Name: Pilgrims Pathway Christian (203) 650-1284 Location: 2 Shelton Rd., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.pilgrimspathwayassemble.com Name: St. Peter's Episcopal Church (203) 268-4264 Location: 175 Old Tannery Rd., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.stpetersonthegreen.com Name: Stepney Baptist Church (203) 268-9680 Location: 423 Main St., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.stepneybaptist.org Name: United Methodish Church (203) 268-8395 Location: 515 Cutters Fam Rd., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.umc.org
Monuments (0) Communities (5) Name: East Village Name: Monroe Center Name: Stepney Name: Stevenson Name: Upper Stepney
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (3) Name: Ed & Lorraine Warren - Reowned paranormal researchers Type: Contemporary Name: Ed Wojna - (1960-) Former major league pitcher Type: Contemporary Name: Mary O'Hare Alsop - (1885-1980) Author Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (2) Schools (7) Name: Chalk Hill School Grades 5-6 (203) 452-2914 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 375 Fan Hill Road, Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.monroeps.org/ChalkHill.aspx Name: Fawn Hollow Elementary K-4 (203) 452-2923 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 345 Fan Hill Road, Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.monroeps.org/FawnHollowHome.aspx Name: Jockey Hollow School 7-8 (203) 452-2901 Type: Middle School Location: 365 Fan Hill Road, Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.monroeps.org/JockeyHollowHome.aspx Name: Masuk High School 9-12 (203) 452-5823 Type: High School Location: 1014 Monroe Tpke., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.monroeps.org/MasukHighSchoolHome.aspx Name: Monroe Elementary School K-4 (203) 452-2870 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 375 Monroe Tpke., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.monroeps.org/MonroeElementaryHome.aspx Name: St. Jude School Private Catholic Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: Route 111, Monroe, CT 06468 Name: Stepney Elementary School K-4 (203) 452-2885 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 180 Old Newtown Road, Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.monroeps.org/StepneyElementaryHome.aspx
Libraries (1) Name: Edith Wheeler Memorial Library (203) 452-2850 Type: Current Location: 733 Monroe Tpke., Monroe, CT 06468 Website: www.ewml.org
Published Histories (1) Name: A GLIMPSE OF OLD MONROE Author: Edward Nichols Coffey Date Published: 1974 Publisher: Beacon Pulbishing Co.
Genealogy Websites (2) Historic Timeline (6) Date: 1671 Description: Stratford purchased from the Paugusset Indians the territory which includes Monroe, Bridgeport, Trumbull and Shelton, knowns as the White Hills Purchase. Date: 1717 Description: Ripton Society was established Date: 1744 Description: North Stratford was established Date: 1762 Description: Ripton Society and North Stratford combined to create New Startford. Date: 1789 Description: General Assembly combined the societies of Ripton and New Stratford to the township called Huntington Date: 1823 Description: The town is named for the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe.
Town Historian (2) Name: Edward N. Coffey Contact Data: 1024 Monroe Turnpike Name: Monroe Historical Society Contact Data: P.O. Box Box 212 Notes: The Historical Society maintains the East Village Meeting House on Barn Hill Road, and the 1790 East Village-Barn Hill School House on Wheeler Road
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1847-Present -- Earlier birth, marriage and Marriage: 1847-Present -- death records may be found Death: 1847-Present -- in Shelton or Stratford
