Monona, Wisconsin
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Monona City. It lies in ZIP code area 53716. It stands on Nine Springs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Madison East quadrangle. 8,624 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
On record in Monona
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Outlet Moundlisted 2003- Kohl's Food Storelisted 2022
- Ray S. and Theo P. Owen Houselisted 2022
- Schroeder-Bohrod Houselisted 2023
- Tompkins-Brindler Mound Grouplisted 2003
- Willard and Fern Tompkins Houselisted 2023
Population over time
2 figuresMonona grew from 7,533 to 8,624 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,533 | |
| 2020 | 8,624 | +1,091 (+14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500
- 1892 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1904 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Madison East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madison East quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Monona between 2018 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 256 |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1824118 |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2021851 |
| 9 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 242 |
| 3 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1919678 |
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1818632 |
| 29 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020209 |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019797 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Monona: 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fess Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| John Hensen Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Kampmeier Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Milwaukee Street Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Williams Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blooming Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Engelhart Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Norway Grove Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yanggen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monona in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 16 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 dust devil. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Hail | Monona | $5,550,000 | Hail size ranged from 1.50 to 3.00 inches in diameter. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Monona | $5,550,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Monona | $1,600,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | $40,000 | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees and broke branches that brought down some power-lines. One home had its living room and bedroom windows and wall damaged by a toppled large tree. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power poles down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | $15,000 | Hurricane force wind gusts to 71 knots (82 mph) produced tree and power line damage 4.0 miles northeast of Monona. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | $7,000 | Several trees down including one tree on a house. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Monona | $2,000 | Localized flash flooding of streets on the east side of Madison and north to Warner Park. |
| March 2011 | Dust Devil | Monona | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Monona | - | Public report of 1.5 inch diameter hail east of Maple Bluff. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Monona | - | Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail northeast of Monona. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Monona | - | Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail north of Monona. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Monona | - | Trained spotter reports 2.75 inch diameter hail northeast of Monona. |
| August 2013 | Dust Devil | Monona | - | A dust devil moved from land to the Lake Monona shoreline and tipped over a Pontoon boat and the hoist that it was sitting on. Pier damage also occurred. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | - | Trees down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | - | Multiple trees down. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| November 2022 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monona | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Monona | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonyawatha | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Ethelwyn Park | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Elmside | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Highland Manor | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| South Madison | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Lake Waubesa | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Warrens Addition | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Preglers Addition | 3.5 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Monona | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1569998 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1569653. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









