THE MONROE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
White Mountain Foothills setting.
Monroe town has 22.3 square miles of land in Grafton County. Its Census reference point is in White Mountain Foothills, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Monroe and Grafton County
Monroe is associated with Grafton County 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 1.49 square miles of water within Monroe, or 6.3% of its total area. It is 3.9 percentage points higher than the 2.3% recorded for Grafton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Monroe town has 78.7% of the land area of nearby Lyman town (28.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

