Population, 13, 500.
District schools, 95.
Churches, more than 50.
High schools, 6.
Road districts, 60.
Banks, 6; assessed at $450,650.
Newpaper, 4. – The Paris mercury,
Monroe County Appeal, Madison Times and Monroe City News.
Total valuation $19,346,750.
Assessed valuation of farm lands,
$14,600,980.
Acres in farms, 421,111.
Number of pieces of town property,
3,821.
Total value of town property,
$2,091,520.
Assessed valuation of personal
property, $1,206,950.
Source: Centennial edition
of the Monroe County Appeal dated 13 Aug 1931; submitted by Mary Beth Kirtlink.