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is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,247 at the 2000 census. The current first selectman is Tom Buzi.
The town was recently featured in Forbes' "Best Places to Live" feature article. Monroe, like its neighbors, is largely considered a bedroom community of New York City. Monroe's neighbors are Newtown, Easton, Oxford, Shelton, and Trumbull.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.2 km²), of which, 26.1 square miles (67.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.76%) is water.