Monroe County, Wisconsin
40 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 46,208
- Median household income
- $69,467
- ±3,463
- Unemployed
- 3.2%
- 715 of 22,386 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.1%
- 15,937 of 18,301 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Monroe | 46,193 (2021) | 202 S K St, Sparta | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sparta | 9,972 (2021) | 201 W Oak St, Sparta | Website |
| City of Tomah | 9,556 (2021) | 819 Superior Ave, Tomah | Website |
| Village of Cashton | 1,154 (2021) | Po Box 188, Cashton | — |
| Village of Kendall | 476 (2021) | Po Box 216, Kendall | — |
| Village of Melvina | 92 (2021) | 605 Central Dr, Cashton | — |
| Village of Norwalk | 601 (2021) | Po Box 230, Norwalk | — |
| Village of Oakdale | 299 (2021) | Po Box 87, Oakdale | — |
| Village of Warrens | 543 (2021) | Po Box 97, Warrens | — |
| Village of Wilton | 526 (2021) | 19896 Co Hwy M, Norwalk | Website |
| Village of Wyeville | 117 (2021) | 215 Wyeville Ave, Wyeville | — |
Townships 24
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Adrian | 740 (2021) | 21508 Gladeview Ave, Tomah | — |
| Town of Angelo | 1,702 (2021) | 10196 State Highway 21, Sparta | — |
| Town of Byron | 1,236 (2021) | 12505 Fortune Rd, Tomah | — |
| Town of Clifton | 728 (2021) | 28003 Locust Ave, Wilton | — |
| Town of Glendale | 667 (2021) | 28731 Nutria Rd, Kendall | — |
| Town of Grant | 482 (2021) | 19332 Arcadia Ave, Warrens | — |
| Town of Greenfield | 679 (2021) | Po Box 201, Tunnel City | — |
| Town of Jefferson | 843 (2021) | 29251 Oklee Rd, Cashton | — |
| Town of la Grange | 1,933 (2021) | 23645 Delrae Ave, Tomah | — |
| Town of Lafayette | 468 (2021) | 12525 Cty Hwy Q, Sparta | — |
| Town of Leon | 1,147 (2021) | 8304 Co Rd, Sparta | — |
| Town of Lincoln | 791 (2021) | P.o. Box 98, Warrens | — |
| Town of Little Falls | 1,512 (2021) | 4124 County Hwy I, Sparta | — |
| Town of New Lyme | 196 (2021) | 2614 County Hwy S, Sparta | — |
| Town of Oakdale | 753 (2021) | 16778 Hoover Rd, Tomah | — |
| Town of Portland | 827 (2021) | 27321 Nectarine Road, Cashton | — |
| Town of Ridgeville | 474 (2021) | Po Box 187, Norwalk | — |
| Town of Scott | 105 (2021) | 3365 Auger Rd, Warrens | — |
| Town of Sheldon | 645 (2021) | 17718 Mercury Ave, Norwalk | — |
| Town of Sparta | 3,259 (2021) | 5724 Hamlet Ave, Sparta | Website |
| Town of Tomah | 1,484 (2021) | 22341 County Highway Cm, Tomah | — |
| Town of Wellington | 669 (2021) | 27503 County Highway P, Kendall | — |
| Town of Wells | 557 (2021) | 25466 County Highway U, Norwalk | — |
| Town of Wilton | 960 (2021) | 19896 County Highway M, Norwalk | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1108 W Wisconsin St, Sparta | — |
| Sparta Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 307 N Court St, Sparta | — |
| Tomah City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 819 Superior Ave, Tomah | Website |
| Lake Tomah Protection and Rehabilitation District | Other natural resources | 819 Superior Ave, Tomah | — |
| Cataract Sanitary District | Sewerage | 5893 Cataract Road, Sparta | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Cashton School District
School district2 schools
540 Coe St, Cashton, WI, 54619
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District
School district2 schools
28861 Highway 131 N, Ontario, WI, 54651
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sparta Area School District
School district7 schools
900 E Montgomery St, Sparta, WI, 54656
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Tomah Area School District
School district12 schools
129 W Clifton St, Tomah, WI, 54660
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Black River Falls Downtown Farmers' Market (Black River Falls)
Mauston Farmers' Market (mauston)
VIllage Shopping Center Friday Farmers Market (2418 State Road La Crosse) · Bridgeview Plaza Farmers' Market (La Crosse) · Hmong Mutual Assistance Association Farmers' Market (La Crosse) · and 1 more
Viroqua Farmers Market (116 S Rock Ave Viroqua) · Viroqua Public Market (215 South Main Street Viroqua) · Hillsboro Farmers' Market (Hillsboro) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.