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Monroe, Nebraska

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oconee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68647. The Survey maps it on the Monroe quadrangle. 296 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,522 feet above sea level.

Monroe within Platte County

On record in Monroe

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Monroe grew from 284 to 296 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010284
2020296+12 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

23 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Monroe between 2001 and 2020, burning about 233 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
11 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
6 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
18 July 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
28 June 2009Arson/incendiarism35 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
22 May 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
20 May 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
14 May 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Platte County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Monroe: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pg-S Sand & Gravel Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Platte County

Storms near this place

54 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroe in 54 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 28 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 flood, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2019FloodMonroe1 killed, $440,000This is for flooding along the Loup River. The river gage at Columbus, operated by the Nebraska DNR, peaked at 19.39 feet at 5 am on March 15th. Major flood stage is 20 feet. Preliminary this peak is the 2nd highest on record. This flooding caused substantial damage to the area, specifically on the river side of the levee around Columbus. This damage was the result of both ice jam and open water flooding. Several businesses and homes were destroyed and many people needed to be rescued. The water got within 1 to 2 feet of the top of the levee and never got into Columbus. One woman was killed by flood waters in her home. Rescuers could not get to her home due to extreme weather conditions. Property damage amounts represent amounts for the entire county.
August 2017Flash FloodMonroe$50,000A county road was closed near Monroe due to flash flooding.
July 1996Tornado (F0)Monroe$4,000no account filed
June 2010FloodMonroe$2,000Rainfall of at least 3 to 5 inches fell over much of the Loup River basin in the week ending 7am 6/12. This caused minor lowland flooding along the Loup River from near Monroe downstream toward Columbus, although a dike along the north bank of the river protected much of the Columbus area. The flooding mainly affected agricultural lowlands near the river and also a few county roads in southwest Platte county near Monroe.
June 2025Flash FloodMonroe$1,000During the afternoon of June 25th into the morning of June 26th, several rounds of moderate to heavy rain moved through Platte County with rainfall rates of at least 1 inch per hour at times. This led to flooding in southwestern portions of the county, with emergency management reporting road closures lasting into the afternoon of the 26th.
June 2025FloodMonroe$1,000During the afternoon of June 25th into the morning of June 26th, several rounds of moderate to heavy rain moved through Platte County with rainfall rates of at least 1 inch per hour at times. This led to flooding in southwestern portions of the county, with emergency management reporting road closures lasting into the afternoon of the 26th.
July 2025HailMonroe-Report of hail estimated up to 1.50 in. in diameter. Report received via mPING.
July 2025HailMonroe-Report of hail estimated up to 1.25 in. in diameter. Report received via mPING.
July 2023HailMonroe-Public reported 1.25-inch hail via social media.
July 2023HailMonroe-Emergency manager reported 1.75-inch hail.
July 2023HailMonroe-Public reported 2-inch hail via social media.
July 2023HailMonroe-Public reported 1.75-inch hail via social media.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Newspaper reported numerous trees down in Monroe.
June 2022HailMonroe-Public reported crops damage by large amounts of small hail with a few hailstones up to quarter size.
April 2022Flash FloodMonroe-Trained spotter reported water over highway 22 west of Monroe.
June 2021HailMonroe-Public reported 1.75 inch hail. It was ongoing and thought it might even be bigger.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Emergency Manager reported widespread tree damage, power lines blown down, a semi blown over, and a shed destroyed.
June 2021HailMonroe-Trained spotter reported 1 inch hail, and wind estimated near 50-60 mph.
June 2021HailMonroe-Trained spotter reported 1 inch hail.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Public personal weather station reported winds of 66 MPH.
May 2019Heavy RainMonroe-Measured 4.5 inches of rain in Monroe.
May 2019FloodMonroe-Several county roads were closed north of Monroe due to flooding. High water in fields flowing over the roads.
March 2019FloodMonroe-This is for flooding along the Platte River. The river gage near Duncan, operated by the USGS, briefly peaked above minor flood stage at 8.02 feet at 6:30 am on March 16th. Minor flood stage is 8 feet. Preliminary this peak was the 3rd highest on record. Ice jamming also played a role in the flooding at this location. The net effect of this flooding was overwhelmed by the high water that immediately proceeded any river ice movement.
October 2017HailMonroe-Ping pong ball size hail fell near Monroe, NE.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Dime size hail was also reported with this storm.
November 2012HailMonroe-Dime-size hail was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused tree damage in the Monroe area.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Thunderstorm winds were estimated at around 60 mph in the Monroe area. The supercell that caused the strong winds earlier produced a tornado south of the region.
June 2011HailMonroe-From the same storm that earlier produced a tornado south of the region and also caused a wind gust estimated at 60 mph in the area.
August 2009HailMonroe-Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell from around Monroe through the Columbus area. The hail caused vehicle and siding damage with at least 75 home and auto claims received by one insurance agency by the next morning. Most of the damage in the Columbus area was across the far southwest and northeast sections of town.
May 2008FloodMonroe-Several days of heavy rain caused the Loup River to flood from southeast of Genoa through southeast of Monroe. The Loup River at Genoa, which is in Nance county just west of the Platte county line, reached a crest of 10.5 feet around 3am CDT on 5/25. Flood stage is 9 feet. The flooding closed a few county roads southwest through southeast of Monroe and also flooded farmland.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph overturned 9 center pivots near Monroe and also caused scattered tree damage in the area.
July 2008HailMonroe-Hail up to half dollar-size was reported from west northwest through east of the Monroe area. The hail lasted 10 to 15 minutes in the area.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph were reported by a trained weather spotter.
February 2007FloodMonroe-An ice jam worked downstream from near Monroe to near the Highway 81 bridge near Columbus. The ice jam caused some minor lowland flooding around Monroe which flooded some county roads.
May 2007FloodMonroe-Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches fell across western Platte county with heavier amounts farther west on Tuesday and Tuesday night May 29th and May 30th. The heavy rain caused the Loup River to flood some low farmland and county roads from southwest of Monroe to west of Columbus.
October 2005Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph caused some minor damage north of Monroe.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 70 mph downed trees and a grain bin in town as well as did other building damage.
May 2003Flash FloodMonroe-Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding from north of Monroe through Platte Center then to near Humphrey. Several county roads were flooded across this area, and highway 91 near Humphrey was briefly closed due to flood waters. Rainfall of 2.85 inches fell in a several hour period in Platte Center with around 2 inches reported near Monroe and in Humphrey.
August 2002HailMonroe-Hail of around 2.75 inches in diameter was reported 1 mile west of Monroe and up to 4.5 inches in diameter in the town of Monroe.
May 1999Flash FloodMonroe-Flooding of a small creek brought debris onto a bridge north of Monroe.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindMonroe-Portion of a roof blown off a farm building. Windows blown out of farm building.
June 2017HailMonroe-no account filed
June 2017HailMonroe-no account filed
June 2017HailMonroe-no account filed
June 2013HailMonroe-no account filed
October 2005HailMonroe-no account filed
July 2003HailMonroe-no account filed
May 2003HailMonroe-no account filed
May 2003HailMonroe-no account filed
July 2002HailMonroe-no account filed
August 2000HailMonroe-no account filed
September 1997HailMonroe-no account filed
July 1996HailMonroe-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Platte County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Oconee4.3 miles14
Platte Center7.3 miles8
Duncan8.1 miles13
Gardiner8.3 miles13
Sheldonville9.2 miles13
Tarnov11.0 miles9
College View Park11.2 miles13
Countryview Estates11.2 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MonroeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3289000The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 831380. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.