Menomonie, Wisconsin
—  City  —
Location of Menomonie, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°52′45″N 91°55′5″W / 44.87917°N 91.91806°W / 44.87917; -91.91806Coordinates: 44°52′45″N 91°55′5″W / 44.87917°N 91.91806°W / 44.87917; -91.91806
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dunn
Area[1]
• Total	15.47 sq mi (40.07 km2)
• Land	13.69 sq mi (35.46 km2)
• Water	1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	16,264
• Estimate (2011[3])	16,301
• Density	1,188.0/sq mi (458.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
Website	http://www.menomonie-wi.gov/

The Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts originally named The Mabel Tainter Memorial Building.

Wilson Place Museum

Two other spellings of the name appear elsewhere, see Menomonee and Menominee. For the town, see Menomonie (town).

Menomonie is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.^[4] The city's population was 16,264 as of the 2010 census.

Named for the historic Native American tribe, the Menominee, inhabitants who pre-dated the state, the city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dunn County (2010 population: 43,857). The Menomonie MSA and the Eau Claire metropolitan area to the east form the Census Bureau's Eau Claire-Menomonie Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city center is located at the south end of Lake Menomin, a reservoir on the Red Cedar River.

Geography [edit]

Menomonie is located at 44°52′45″N 91°55′5″W / 44.87917°N 91.91806°W / 44.87917; -91.91806 (44.879336, -91.918333).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.47 square miles (40.07 km²), of which, 13.69 square miles (35.46 km²) is land and 1.78 square miles (4.61 km²) is water.^[1]

Demographics [edit]

2010 census [edit]

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 16,264 people, 5,743 households, and 2,455 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,188.0 inhabitants per square mile (458.7 /km²). There were 6,234 housing units at an average density of 455.4 per square mile (175.8 /km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.9% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 5,743 households out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 57.3% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 23.4 years. 13.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 42% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.5% were from 25 to 44; 14.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

2000 census [edit]

As of the 2000 census^[6], there were 14,937 people, 5,119 households, and 2,370 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,160.7 people per square mile (448.1/km²). There were 5,441 housing units at an average density of 422.8 per square mile (163.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.79% White, 0.76% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 3.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,119 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.7% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 15.5% under the age of 18, 40.4% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 12.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,103, and the median income for a family was $44,458. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $21,898 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,994. About 9.1% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education [edit]

Bowman Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Menomonie is the home of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Also in the city of Menomonie is Menomonie High School and a campus of Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Honors [edit]

Menomonie was ranked #15 in Smithsonian Magazine's "The 20 Best Small Towns in America" from the May 2012 publication.^[7]

Notable natives and residents [edit]

• Alvin J. Baldus, U.S. Representative.^[8]
• Gust Billis, Distinguished Service Cross recipient^[9]
• Wilfred Duford, NFL player^[10]
• Vern Fuller, MLB player^[11]
• Wilson Hall, half of the comedy duo God's Pottery^[12]
• Lorenzo D. Harvey, educator^[13]
• Luke Helder, the University of Wisconsin - Stout student who attempted to create a smiley-face on the US map with pipe bombs.^[14]
• Warren S. Johnson, founder of Johnson Controls, was a school principal in Menomonie^[15] in the late 19th century
• Reynold Kraft, NFL player.^[16]
• Harry Miller, "the greatest creative figure in the history of the American racing car".^[17]
• Tom Neumann, professional football player.^[18]
• Richard Shoemaker, Wisconsin legislator^[19]
• James Huff Stout, legislator and businessman^[20]
• Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, engineer^[21]
• Aaron Yonda, comedy video producer, co-founder of Blame Society Productions^[22]

In popular culture [edit]

• Caddie Woodlawn, a Newbery Award-winning novel about the title character, who was based on the girlhood adventures of Caroline Augusta Woodhouse, lived about 10 miles south of Menomonie. The novel was written by Woodhouse's granddaughter, Carol Ryrie Brink and published in 1936. There is a historical marker in the wayside park around the actual Woodhouse house.^[23]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Menomonie, Wisconsin

• City of Menomonie (e-government)
• Dunn County Historical Society
• The University of Wisconsin–Stout
• Menomonie, Wisconsin travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Menomonie Visitors Guide
• Menomonie Thunderhawks Semi-Pro Football Team

v t e Menomonie, Wisconsin Surrounding communities (under 10,000) Red Cedar* Menomonie* Tainter* Tainter Lake§ Counties Dunn County *town §CDP

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Menomonie City Menomonie Villages Boyceville Colfax Downing Elk Mound Knapp Ridgeland Wheeler Towns Colfax Dunn Eau Galle Elk Mound Grant Hay River Lucas Menomonie New Haven Otter Creek Peru Red Cedar Rock Creek Sand Creek Sheridan Sherman Spring Brook Stanton Tainter Tiffany Weston Wilson CDPs Downsville Tainter Lake Unincorporated communities Baxter Caryville Cedar Falls Comfort Connorsville Dunnville Eau Galle Falls City Graytown‡ Hatchville‡ Irvington Meridean Norton Red Cedar Rock Falls Rusk Sand Creek Weston Ghost towns Old Tyrone Welch Point Footnote ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties