Monroe County, Wisconsin
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 46,274 people lived there.[2] Its county seat is Sparta.[3]
| Monroe County, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1854 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Sparta |
| Largest City | Sparta |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
908 sq mi (2,352 km²) 901 sq mi (2,334 km²) 7.4 sq mi (19 km²), 0.8% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.monroe.wi.us | |
| Named for: James Monroe[1] | |
Geography
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 8,410 | ||
| 1870 | 16,550 | 96.8% | |
| 1880 | 21,607 | 30.6% | |
| 1890 | 23,211 | 7.4% | |
| 1900 | 28,103 | 21.1% | |
| 1910 | 28,881 | 2.8% | |
| 1920 | 28,666 | −0.7% | |
| 1930 | 28,739 | 0.3% | |
| 1940 | 30,080 | 4.7% | |
| 1950 | 31,378 | 4.3% | |
| 1960 | 31,241 | −0.4% | |
| 1970 | 31,610 | 1.2% | |
| 1980 | 35,074 | 11.0% | |
| 1990 | 36,633 | 4.4% | |
| 2000 | 40,899 | 11.6% | |
| 2010 | 44,673 | 9.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790–1960[5] 1900–1990[6] 1990–2000[7] 2010–2020[2] | |||
The county has a total area of 908 square miles (2,351.7 km2). Of this 901 square miles (2,333.6 km2) is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km2) (0.83%) is water.
Cities, villages, and towns
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Unincorporated communities
Images
Historic post office in Tomah, Wisconsin
Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta, Wisconsin
Monroe County, Wisconsin Media
Monroe County sign on Interstate 90
Walmart distribution center in Tomah, Wisconsin
Toro plant in Tomah, Wisconsin
References
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 162.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Monroe County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
Other websites
- Monroe County
- Monroe County Health and Demographic Data Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine