Monroe, Wisconsin, is a city in Green County near the Wisconsin-Illinois border in the vertical center of the state. The population, mainly Swiss-Germanic, was 10,843 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Monroe. A portion is also within the Town of Clarno.

The City of Monroe is both the county seat and the largest city in Green County. Monroe and the Green County area are known throughout the country for the production of fine cheeses. Home to the The Swiss Colony, the community is also the home of Monroe Truck Equipment, the Monroe Clinic and the Minhas Craft Brewery, the second oldest brewery in the nation and brewers of Mountain Creek Classic Lager, Rhinelander Original, Hi Test Malt Liquor, Rock Head Malt Liquor, Wisconsin Club, Huber, and Berghoff beer. Chalet Cheese Factory, the only current cheese factory in North America which makes Limburger cheese lies in Monrie. Other attractions, dealing mainly with the city's history and culture, are the Green County Courthouse; the Historic Downtown Square; Turner Hall of Monroe, the only Turner (gymnast) Hall of Swiss origin left in the United States; the Ludlow Mansion; the Green County Welcome Center; the Honda Grand Prix Balloon Rally; and the Monroe Arts Center. Once every two years in September, Monroe celebrates its dairy heritage with a festival known as 'Cheese Days'.

The Monroe School District is the largest school district in Green County, educating around 2,700 pupils using an open enrollment procedure. The school district maintains the Monroe High School, home of the Cheesemakers in the Badger Conference, the Monroe Middle School, Abraham Lincoln Accelerated Learning Academy, Parkside Elementary School, and Northside Elementary School. In addition to regular schools, the district also has an alternative high school and middle school, as well as a virtual school. Monroe also has St. Victor Catholic elementary school. The Monroe School District's headquarters are on the 3rd floor of the Monroe Public Library.

The community's Swiss heritage is prominent throughout Monroe, including in the area's current diversification in agriculture, manufacturing, and retail creates a robust and steadfast economy. There are many parks, recreational facilities, and a state of the art senior citizen center. Numerous social and cultural events are offered by the Monroe Arts Center. Post secondary educational opportunities are available at the campus of Blackhawk Technical College, and outstanding healthcare is available at the Monroe Clinic.

Monroe is well known for its large parks throughout the area. The largest of them include Twining Park, where the city's Swiss bandshell is located, Recreation Park, home to the city swimming pool, and Honey Creek Park, the new location of a skate park. Numerous other parks abound. The city is the eastern starting point for the Tri-County "Cheese" Trail, a 47-mile multi-purpose recreational path, and the Badger State Trail, a new bicycle and pedestrian only trail for summers and ATV/snowmobile for winters (depending on the snow conditions). The first extends from Mineral Point, WI to Monroe, while the latter services the stateline to Madison, WI and connecting to the Badger State Trail, which is a continuation of the Jane Addams Trail in Illinois. Both are former railway corridors.

Monroe, Wisconsin, was the boyhood home of popular 70s rock musician Tommy James (& the Shondells), former USAF Chief of Staff Nathan Farragut Twining abd USMC General Merrill B. Twining as well as former Seattle Seahawks owner Ken Behring.

For more information on activities in and around Monroe, Wisconsin, visit:

• Monroe Main Street
• Monroe Public Schools District
• Green County Tourism
• City of Monroe, WI
• Green County, WI
• The State of Wisconsin
• Monroe, WI Real Estate Summary on IDCide (Local Info Data Server)
• Monroe, WI on MuniNetGuide.com
• Monroe, WI on CityTownInfo.com
• Monroe, WI Google Earth Map
• View Monroe, WI Area Jobs on Career Builder
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• Monroe, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.com

For more information on activities in and around South Central Wisconsin, visit:

• Visit Madison
• Downtown Madison
• University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Wisconsin: Life's So Good!

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