Monroe County, Wisconsin

Founding: 1854
Parent county: La Crosse
Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Sparta (1854–)
Land area: 901 square miles
Population (2020): 46,274
Population (historic): 8,410 (1860); 21,607 (1880); 28,103 (1900); 28,739 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–2020
Subdivisions: Two cities; eight villages; two CDPs; 24 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,773 (19.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,682
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,138

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,519
Average farm size (1920): 65.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Norway, and Ireland
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Sparta

 
Namesake: The Greek city-state of Sparta
Founding: 1851 (founding); 1852 (post office); 1852  (incorporation)
Population (2020): 10,025
Population (historic): 1,284 (1860); 2,387 (1880); 3,555 (1900); 4,949 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 922 (20.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Gustav Schroeder House (c. 1895). 33676 Road A. Clifton. Queen Anne.
2. St. Mary Catholic Church (1897). 26418 Road U. Jefferson. Gothic Revival.
3. Martin Morse Farm (c. 1865). 12555 Road I. Lafayette. Italianate.
4. Robert Smith Farm (c. 1875). State Route 27, south of Jaguar Road. Leon. Italianate. Razed.
5. John Muhlenkamp Farm (c. 1875). 16380 Kellogg Road. Ridgeville. Italianate.
6. St. John's Lutheran Church (1900). 21707 Road A. Ridgeville. Gothic Revival.

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