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 | |
| Map of Wisconsin highlighting Monroe County Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
| Map of the USA highlighting 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
- OldPostOfficeTomahWI.JPG
Historic post office in Tomah, Wisconsin
- CourthouseMonroeCountyWI.JPG
Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta, Wisconsin
Monroe County, Wisconsin Media
- Monroe County WI sign I90.jpg
Monroe County sign on Interstate 90
- Walmart distribution center in Tomah, Wisconsin 9 pano.jpg
Walmart distribution center in Tomah, Wisconsin
Toro plant in Tomah, Wisconsin
References
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Other websites
- Monroe County
- Monroe County Health and Demographic Data Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine