Welcome to Menomonie ...
The city of Menomonie is located in Dunn County<1> and is the County Seat for Dunn County.
The location of Menomonie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Menomonie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Menomonie has a population of 16,543 people<3> (see below for details).
Menomonie is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Menomonie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Menomonie: (715) & (534)<5>
Websites for Menomonie ...
Official Website: www.menomonie.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Menomonie had an population of 16,543 people. This is an increase of 1.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.75% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Menomonie had a population of 16,264 people (or 37.08% of the total population of Dunn County). This makes Menomonie the county's most populous community.
The population of Menomonie represents 0.29% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 16,264 people, the population of Menomonie increased 8.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,937 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Menomonie.
Communities near Menomonie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Menomonie.
- Durand
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Glenwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Boyceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Menomonie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menomonie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Menomonie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menomonie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Menomonie. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Menomonie.
Adding Menomonie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Menomonie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Menomonie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Menomonie post office opened in 1888.
We also found Menomonie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Menomonie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Menomonie: www.menomonie.com/
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Menomonie. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Menomonie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |