Monrovia, Alabama

Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is bordered on the south by the city of Madison, on the southeast by the city of Huntsville, on the west by Limestone County and on the north by the community of Harvest.

Geography

Monrovia is located at 34°47′12″N 86°42′50″W / 34.78667°N 86.71389°W / 34.78667; -86.71389 (34°47'12"N, 86°42'51"W)^[1].

Education

The area is part of the Madison County School System. Area schools include

• Endeavor Elementary School
• Legacy Elementary School
• Monrovia Elementary School
• Monrovia Middle School
• Sparkman Middle School
• Sparkman High School

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 60 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.

Recreation

The Monrovia Parks and Recreation Association is the owner and operator of Phillips Park and operates youth sports leagues, primarily Babe Ruth baseball and softball. MPRA is a private, non-profit organization run by a board of directors.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Madison County Commission
• Madison County Schools

v d e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Alabama, US County seat: Huntsville Cities Huntsville‡ Madison‡ New Hope Towns Gurley Owens Cross Roads Triana CDPs Harvest Hazel Green Meridianville Moores Mill New Market Redstone Arsenal Unincorporated communities Big Cove Brownsboro Chase Maysville Monrovia Plevna Ryland Toney Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties