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Also known as Monroe County, Wisconsin, Monroe County, WI

county in Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
Founded
1854 DT Moseley was the first white child born to settlers in Monroe County.
Named after
James Monroe
Seat
Sparta
Largest city
Sparta
Total
908 sq mi (2,350 km )
Land
901 sq mi (2,330 km )
Water
7.4 sq mi (19 km ) 0.8%
Estimate 2025
46,572
Density
51.5/sq mi (19.9/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts
3rd , 7th
Website
www .co .monroe .wi .us

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
James Monroe
Official name
Monroe County
Located in
Wisconsin
Contains
Oakdale
Capital
Sparta
Population
46274
Area
2352
Shares border with
La Crosse County
Official website
www.co.monroe.wi.us
Image
CourthouseMonroeCountyWI.JPG
Households
18025
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Commons category
Monroe County, Wisconsin
inception
1854-00-00
water as percent of area
0.8
native label
Monroe County
per capita income
29946
different from
Monroe County
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Encyclopedic overview

Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,274. Its county seat is Sparta.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monroe County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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