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


Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.co.monroe.wi.us
Named for: James Monroe[1]

Geography

Historical populations
Census Pop.
18608,410
187016,55096.8%
188021,60730.6%
189023,2117.4%
190028,10321.1%
191028,8812.8%
192028,666−0.7%
193028,7390.3%
194030,0804.7%
195031,3784.3%
196031,241−0.4%
197031,6101.2%
198035,07411.0%
199036,6334.4%
200040,89911.6%
201044,6739.2%
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

Unincorporated communities

Images

Monroe County, Wisconsin Media

References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Monroe County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  7. "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

Coordinates: 43°57′N 90°37′W / 43.95°N 90.62°W / 43.95; -90.62