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History · Monroe

Half of Monroe’s homes were built after 1992

Most of Monroe was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1870.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Monroe’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Monroe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 595 in 1900; 391 people lived here in 2020.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Monroe, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Monroe’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Monroe, census by census

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Peaked at 595 in 1900; 391 people lived here in 2020.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Monroe’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Spring Creek
1864–1905
Monroe Center
1879–1913
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Monroe Center
1cemetery inside Monroe
Monroe Center

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Monroe, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Monroe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

There is another Town of Monroe and the City of Monroe in Green County, Wisconsin. Monroe is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 391 as of the 2020 census, slightly down from 398 as of the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Monroe Center is located in the town.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 398 in 2010, 391 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Monroe, 1864 to 1967

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864Post officeThe Spring Creek post office opens
  3. 1879Post officeThe Monroe Center post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 595
  6. 1905Post officeThe Spring Creek post office closes
  7. 1913Post officeThe Monroe Center post office closes
  8. 1967On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Monroe, decade by decade

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On the map

Monroe on the map, 1967 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Monroe. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Monroe on the 1967 USGS mapMonroe on the 1985 USGS map1967Arkdale sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Monroe.

Famous people

Famous people close to Monroe

Nobody well known was born in Monroe itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ed LewisAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1890
Johnny SauterAmerican stock car racing driver · b. 1978
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Edgar ManskeAmerican football player and coach · b. 1913
Travis SauterAmerican stock car racing driver · b. 1982
Chief OshkoshMenominee leader · b. 1795
Jay SauterAmerican stock car racing driver · b. 1962
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

ArmeniaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBig FlatsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStrongs PrairieIts storyC−RomeIts storyD

Questions about Monroe’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.