THE MONROE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Monroe town has 26.1 square miles of land in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Monroe and Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Monroe is associated with Greater Bridgeport Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Monroe by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within Monroe, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 40.4 percentage points lower than the 41.1% recorded for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Monroe town has 4 times the land area of nearby East Village CDP (6.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

