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We would like to provide the residents of  Monroeville  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Monroeville Home page. The Monroeville Home page provides as much information as possible on Monroeville. Knowing Monroeville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Monroeville’s Home page, you will also find Monroeville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Monroeville has a population of 5812. 43% of Monroeville’s inhabitants are Male, and 57 are female. 32.3% of Monroeville is married and 53.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $103,780, and the average rent is $540. Household median income in Monroeville is $29,543, and the individual median income is $18,559. Monroeville’s Ethnic is the following: Black(63.1%), White(35.3%), Asian(1.3%), Hispanic(0.3%), Other(0.3%), Multiple(0.1%).


Monroeville is the county seat of Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census its population was 5,951.Monroeville is known as the hometown of two prominent writers of the post-World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the 1930s. Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird earned her the Pulitzer Prize.


The lasting fame of To Kill a Mockingbird became a tourist draw for the town. In 1997, the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County as the "Literary Capital of Alabama". Monroeville is also the home of Walter McMillian, who was defended by Bryan Stevenson in overturning a wrongful conviction and featured in his memoir Just Mercy (2014), as well as the 2019 eponymous movie adaptation.



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