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
National Register listings: 14
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)
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.