Monroe County, Wisconsin

administration
The Monroe County Courthouse in Sparta, listed on the NRHP since 1982
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Sparta
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 112 South Court Street Sparta, WI 54656-1778
Foundation :	1854
Made up from:	La Crosse County
Area code :	001 608
Demographics
Residents :	44,673 (2010)
Population density :	19.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2352 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map

Website : www.co.monroe.wi.us

The Monroe County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the county had 44,673 residents and a population density of 19.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 45,298. The county seat is Sparta , named after the ancient city of Sparta .

geography

The county is located southwest of the geographic center of Wisconsin and is approximately 50 km from the east bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota and Iowa . It has an area of 2352 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water.

The La Crosse River rises in the north of the county and flows into the Mississippi in the neighboring county of the same name.

The following neighboring counties border Monroe County:

	Jackson County
La Crosse County		Juneau County
	Vernon County

history

James Monroe

Monroe County was formed in 1854 from parts of La Crosse County. It was named after James Monroe , the fifth President of the United States.

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	28,103	-
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%
1990	36,633	4.4%
2000	40,899	11.6%
2010	44,673	9.2%
2013 estimate	45,298	1.4%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

population

According to the 2010 census , Monroe County had 44,673 people in 17,444 households. The population density was 19.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in the 17,444 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white, 1.5 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.9 percent of the population.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 48,768 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,406. 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Monroe County

Citys

Sparta
Tomah

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the two cities and eight villages, Monroe County is divided into 24 towns :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Adrian	762	55-00475
Town of Angelo	1296	55-02025
Town of Byron	1342	55-11625
Town of Clifton	690	55-15550
Town of Glendale	667	55-29450
Town of Grant	495	55-30325
Town of Greenfield	707	55-31225
Town of Jefferson	819	55-37950
Town of Lafayette	396	55-40925
Town of La Grange	2007	55-41000
Town of Leon	1086	55-43475
Town of Lincoln	835	55-44450

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Little Falls	1523	55-44975
Town of New Lyme	168	55-56950
Town of Oakdale	772	55-58875
Town of Portland	808	55-64425
Town of Ridgeville	501	55-67850
Town of Scott	135	55-72325
Town of Sheldon	727	55-73150
Town of Sparta	3128	55-75350
Town of Tomah	1400	55-80100
Town of Wellington	621	55-85125
Town of Wells	519	55-85150
Town of Wilton	1027	55-87550