Monroe City, Texas

Monroe City is an unincorporated community in Chambers County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 90 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metro area.

History

The town was established after the 1935 discovery of the Anahuac oilfield and the resultant oil boom. The town had begun its decline by the late 1940s.

Geography

Monroe City is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1724 and Texas State Highway 124, southwest of Beaumont, east of Houston, and east of Anahuac in central Chambers County.

Education

Anahuac Independent School District operates schools in the area.