Monroe, Wisconsin

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Madison. It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the north of Monroe and has a population of 208,054 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rockford (IL). It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the southeast of Monroe and has a population of 150,115 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belvidere (IL)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	26,461	27.09% increase
	Freeport (IL)	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	24,615	6.91% decrease
	Loves Park (IL)	SE	37 mi [59.5 km]	24,457	22.02% increase
	Machesney Park (IL)	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	22,815	9.9% increase
	Beloit	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	36,160	1.08% increase
	Fitchburg	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	23,344	13.87% increase
	Fort Atkinson	NE	46 mi [74 km]	11,895	2.36% increase
	Janesville	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	62,516	5.07% increase
	Middleton	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	16,244	3.01% increase
	Monona	NE	35 mi [56.3 km]	7,837	2.26% decrease
	Platteville	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	10,297	3.08% increase
	Stoughton	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	12,966	4.95% increase
	Sun Prairie	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	28,322	39.04% increase
	Waunakee	N	41 mi [66 km]	11,290	25.51% increase
	Whitewater	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	14,291	6.36% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Orangeville (IL)	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	759	1.07% increase
	Winslow (IL)	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	326	5.51% decrease
	Adams	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	605	30.39% increase
	Browntown	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	264	4.76% increase
	Cadiz	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,027	19% increase
	Clarno	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	1,264	17.15% increase
	Decatur	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,917	13.57% increase
	Jefferson	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,415	16.75% increase
	Jordan	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	726	25.82% increase
	Mineral Point	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Monroe	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	1,352	18.39% increase
	Monticello	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,135	0.96% decrease
	Mount Pleasant	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	695	27.06% increase
	Sylvester	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	976	20.64% increase
	Washington	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	796	26.95% increase

Green County

Monroe is located in Green County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Green: Dane, Rock, Winnebago (IL), Stephenson (IL), Lafayette and Iowa.

While not sharing a border with Green, the following counties are close to Monroe: Fond du Lac, Jo Daviess (IL) and Ogle (IL).

Below are counties that are near Monroe (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Monroe:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Monroe
	Boone County (IL)	SE	Loves Park (IL)	37 miles [59 km]
	Carroll County (IL)	S	Shannon (IL)	31 miles [49 km]
	Clay County (IL)	SE	Greendale (IL)	39 miles [62 km]
	Jo Daviess County (IL)	SW	Nora (IL)	18 miles [28 km]
	Ogle County (IL)	S	Baileyville (IL)	27 miles [43 km]
	Stephenson County (IL)	S	Oneco (IL)	7 miles [11 km]
	Winnebago County (IL)	SE	Durand (IL)	19 miles [30 km]
	Dane County	N	Belleville	18 miles [28 km]
	Fond du Lac County	E	Waupun	11 miles [17 km]
	Iowa County	NW	Moscow	19 miles [30 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin<3>

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