Monroe County, Wisconsin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
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]
Geography
[change | change source]Historical population | |||
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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
[change | change source]Unincorporated communities
[change | change source]- Angelo
- Cataract
- Clifton
- Farmers Valley
- Four Corners
- Glendale
- Jacksonville
- Kirby
- Leon
- Norway Ridge
- Oil City
- Portland
- Raymore
- St. Mary's
- Scotts Junction
- Shennington
- Spring Bank Park
- Tunnel City
- Valley Junction
Images
[change | change source]- Historic post office in Tomah, Wisconsin
- Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta, Wisconsin
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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 | change source]- Monroe County
- Monroe County Health and Demographic Data Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine