Monrovia, Alabama
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Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is bordered on the south by the city of Madison, on the southwest by the city of Huntsville, on the west by Limestone County and on the north by the community of Harvest.
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[edit] Geography
Monrovia is located at (34°47'12"N, 86°42'51"W)[1].
[edit] Education
The area is part of the Madison County School System. Area schools include
- Legacy Elementary School
- Monrovia Elementary School
- Monrovia Middle School
- Sparkman Middle School
- Sparkman High School
[edit] Public services
The community is served by the Harvest-Monrovia Water and Sewer Authority. The water system maintains several large storage tanks and has a substantial new water treatment facility.
The Madison County Sheriff's Department administers law and order in Harvest.
The Monrovia Fire/Rescue is a large volunteer fire department of approximately 40 members serving the residents of West Central Madison County.
The Huntsville Madison County Public Library maintains a branch, The Monrovia Public Library, in the Monrovia Community Center on Allen Drake Dr. near Phillips Park. This branch library is part of a very well supported community library system in Madison County.
Numerous large churches operate in the Monrovia area. Most residents of the community are Protestant Christians.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
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