Monroe County was founded in 1821 covering an extensive area of 1,366 sq mi. Rochester is the county seat and the largest city. More than 0.7 million people with rich admixture of races including White, Asian, African American, Hispanic or Latino of any race, Native American, Pacific Islander and others reside in this region alongside 0.2 million households and 0.18 million family units. It was named after James Monroe.

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