Monroe, Wisconsin (WI)
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Monroe, known as the Swiss Cheese capital of the USA, is a city in and the county seat of Green County, Wisconsin, United States. 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.
Monroe is home to the The Swiss Colony, Monroe Truck Equipment, the Monroe Clinic, the Minhas Craft Brewery, brewers of Mountain Creek Classic Lager, Rhinelander Original, Hi Test Malt Liquor, Rock Head Malt Liquor, Wisconsin Club, Huber Berghoff beer, and the Miteks factory (the makers of MTX audio). Monroe also is the home to the only current cheese factory in North America which makes Limburger cheese (Chalet Cheese Factory). 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'.
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Stats about Monroe
| Total Population: | 10,812 |
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| Median Household Income: | $36,922 |
| Median Home Value: | $90,100 |
| State sales tax: | 5.0% |
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