Monroe County, WI located in southwest Wisconsin occupies an area of 862 square miles with a population estimated at 45323 according to the 2020 Census estimates thus making it one of smallest counties state wide when it comes to both landmass and population size alike. Monroe County’s largest city Sparta has approximately 10 073 inhabitants living within its boundaries while Tomah follows closely behind having 8 104 people based there providing necessary services across many industries like construction banking or health care among others thus creating much needed jobs in this vibrant community located relatively close to Madison in terms of both distance and conveniently provided transport links facilitating leisurely weekend visits from nearby college students attending University who live outside Monroe county's limits itself either due to housing prices or simpler access to metropolitan areas nearby that offer more job options or even better salary prospects then small towns located outside these cities themselves