Welcome to Monona ...
The city of Monona is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Monona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Monona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Monona has a population of 8,190 people<3> (see below for details).
Monona is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Monona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Monona: (608)
Websites for Monona ...
Official Website: www.monona.wi.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.monona.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monona had an population of 8,190 people. This is an increase of 8.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.15% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Monona had a population of 7,533 people. This makes Monona the county's 11th most populous community.
The population of Monona represents 0.13% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,533 people, the population of Monona decreased 6.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,018 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Monona.
Communities Also Named Monona ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Monona - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monona.
Communities near Monona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monona.
- Sun Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Waunakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
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 Monona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monona. 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 Monona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monona. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Monona.
Adding Monona to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Monona 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 Monona was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Monona.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monona: www.monona.wi.us/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
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 Dane, 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 Monona. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |