Monroe

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Monroe

Total population

10,587

Median home value

$195,300

27.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,334

Monroe$69k

National$74k

Weather48°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates42.60°, -89.64°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Monroe is a city in Green County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 10,661 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered by the Town of Monroe to the north and the Town of Clarno to the south. It is nicknamed the "Cheese Capital of the USA".

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Monroe, WI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

G

George Otto Wirz

American bishop (1929–2010)

Clint Jones

ski jumper

Nathan Farragut Twining

United States general (1897-1982)

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Joe Dodge

American musician (1922–2004)

Edwin Bingham Copeland

American botanist (1873-1964)

B

Bob Anderegg

American basketball player

Frank A. Day

American politician (1855-1928)

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Stephen Conrad Stuntz

American botanist (1875-1907)

A

Adam Emory Albright

American artist (1862-1957)

D

David G. Deininger

American politician

J

Joe Lobdell

American football player (born 1983)

Marc A. Anderson

American electrochemist

Merrill B. Twining

United States Marine Corps general (1902-1996)

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Nathan J. Lindsay

United States general

Perry A.C. Reed

American politician (1871–1943)

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Manuel Conrad Elmer

American university professor and sociologist (1886-1988)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Monroe

Search results from Open Library.