Monroe County, Wisconsin
county in Wisconsin, United States
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 | |
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 Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′N 90°37′W / 43.95°N 90.62°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Named for | James Monroe[1] |
| Seat | Sparta |
| Largest city | Sparta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 908 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Land | 901 sq mi (2,330 km2) |
| • Water | 7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 0.8% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 46,274 |
| • Density | 51.4/sq mi (19.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 3rd, 7th |
| Website | www |
Geography
change| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 2020 | 46,274 | 3.6% | |
| 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
changeUnincorporated communities
changeImages
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Historic post office in Tomah, Wisconsin -
Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta, Wisconsin
References
change- ↑ 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 2.2 "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. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. 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
change- Monroe County
- Monroe County Health and Demographic Data Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine