Monroe (Wisconsin)
Green County
55-53750
Monroe is a city ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Green County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, Monroe had 10,827 inhabitants.
The City and County are known throughout the country for their cheese products. The city is nicknamed Swiss cheese capital of the United States. In the 40s of the 19th century, the first Swiss came into the area and produced Swiss cheese. Since 1914, the Cheese Days is held each year degrees.
Geography
Monroe is located in a lush hillside in the south Wisconsin, 11.6 km north of the border to Illinois. Located on the Mississippi intersection of the three states of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois is 90.6 kilometers west.
The geographical coordinates are 42 ° 35'56 Monroe " north latitude and 89 ° 38'28 " west longitude. The city covers an area of km ² 12:51.
Neighboring towns of Monroe are Monticello ( 18.2 km NNE ), Albany (24,7 km northeast), Judah (12,1 km to the east), Orangeville (17,4 km south ) in Illinois, Winslow, Illinois (23,8 km southwest ), Brownstown (14,7 km west-southwest ) and Argyle ( 24.2 km north west ).
The nearest big cities are the capital of Wisconsin Madison ( 69.3 km NNE ), Milwaukee (175 km east-northeast ), Chicago (209 km east-southeast ) and Rockford ( 73.8 km southeast).
Traffic
The Wisconsin State Highways 11 and 81 run on a common route sector as northern bypass around Monroe, to the WIS 81 leaves the section of track shared in the northwest of the city to the north. The Wisconsin State Highway 59 reaches its western terminus at the junction with the northern bypass. The Wisconsin State Highway 69 runs north -south direction and leads to the intersection with the northern ring road as the main road through the center of Monroe. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and within local roads.
From west to east, passing through Monroe, a railroad line of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad ( WSOR ), a regional (Class II ) Freight transportation company.
Through the city of Monroe runs the Badger State Trail, a rail trail for walkers and cyclists. In the winter the trail can be traveled with snowmobiles.
With the Monroe Municipal Airport is located 6.5 km northeast of the city center, a small airfield. The next airports are the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison (83 km north- north-east ) and the Chicago Rockford International Airport ( 82.1 km southeast).
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Monroe 10,827 people in 4810 households. The population density was 865.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 4810 households lived statistically 2.22 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.8 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 2.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 41,197. The per capita income was $ 25,783. 14.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Karl Theodor Bayrhoffer (1812-1888) - philosopher and freethinker - died in Monroe
- Joe Dodge (1922-2004) - Jazz Drummer - born in Monroe
- Manuel Conrad Elmer (1886-1988) - sociologist and university professor - was born and raised in Monroe
- Clint Jones ( born 1984 ) - former ski jumper - born in Monroe
- Nathan F. Twining (1897-1982) - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force (1953-1957) - Born in Monroe
- George Otto Wirz (1929-2010) - Catholic Bishop in Madison (1977-2004) - was born and raised in Monroe