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{{Hatnoteabout|This article is about the city. For |the adjacent town, see [[|Menomonie (town), Wisconsin]]. For |other uses, see [[|Menomonee (disambiguation)]], [[|and|Menominee (disambiguation)]], |and [[|Menomonie (disambiguation)]].}}
{{distinguish|Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Merge from|Dunn County Transit|discuss=Talk:Menomonie, Wisconsin#Proposed merge of Dunn County Transit into Menomonie, Wisconsin|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Menomonie, Wisconsin
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| postal_code = 54751
| area_code = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
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==History==
 
The earliest known residents of the area were people from the Trempealeau [[Hopewell tradition|Hopewell Culture]] of the Middle [[Woodland Period]] (100–400 [[Common Era|CE]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mvac.uwlax.edu/past-cultures/specific-sites/trempeleau/#Hopewell |title=Archaeology in Trempealeau, Wisconsin |website=Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231212859/https://mvac.uwlax.edu/past-cultures/specific-sites/trempeleau/#Hopewell |archive-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> Evidence from their culture includes a mound from the Wakanda Mounds Group in Wakanda Park, along the western shore of [[Lake Menomin]]. Most of these mounds are thought to be from [[Effigy Mound]] cultures from this time period. Artifacts from the Late Woodland Period (400–1000 CE) have also been uncovered. It is theorized that agricultural villages supported the population during summer months, transitioning to hunting and gathering from fall through spring. The next known population group is the [[Santee Dakota]] in the 1600s and 1700s, who engaged in conflicts with the [[Ojibwe]] people, who migrated west as refugees. Armed with European weapons, the Ojibwe pushed westward, eventually winning at the [[Battle of Kathio]] in 1770. The two tribes continued their warfare, eventually signing the 1825 [[First Treaty of Prairie du Chien]], which made a border between the two just north of Menomonie, with the Dakota claiming the southern lands.<ref name="dunnhistory.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.dunnhistory.org/history/menom/exmenom.html |title=A Menomonie Timeline |website=Dunn History |access-date=October 31, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134821/https://www.dunnhistory.org/history/menom/exmenom.html |archive-date=27 March 27, 2019| url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In 1788, French-Canadian fur trader and schoolmaster Jean Baptiste Perrault established a trading post and fort on the Red Cedar River very near Menomonie.<ref name="dunnhistory.org"/><ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/perrault_jean_baptiste_7E.html |first=Louis-Philippe |last=Cormier |chapter=Perrault, Jean-Baptiste |title=Dictionary of Canadian Biography |volume=7 |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval |year=2003 |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
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The [[Mabel Tainter Memorial Building]], a local landmark, was built in 1890 and dedicated on July 3, 1890, by Tainter in honor of his daughter Mabel, who had died in 1886 at the age of 19.<ref name="dunnhistory.org"/> In 1891, [[Wisconsin State Senator]] [[James Huff Stout]], son of Henry L. Stout, founded a manual training school, the first of several educational enterprises he launched in Menomonie. These educational programs were combined into the Stout Institute in 1908, and still stand as the [[University of Wisconsin–Stout]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uwstout.edu/about/history/names.cfm |title=What's in a Name? |website=University of Wisconsin–Stout |access-date=October 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413165352/http://www.uwstout.edu/about/history/names.cfm |archive-date=April 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
In 1901, the water mill shut down and Knapp, Stout & Co. closed operations in the area. The Wisconsin Power Company and Submerged Electric Motor Co. acquired some of the company's facilities, the latter to house the world's first outboard motor factory. In 1902, the Wilson-Weber Lumber Company took over retail operations of the Knapp, Stout & Co. That same year, Menomonie founded the nation's first agricultural high school, the Dunn County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dunnhistory.org/history/menom/1900s.htm |title=A Menomonie Timeline: 1900s |website=Dunn History |access-date=October 31, 2016 |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008022622/http://www.dunnhistory.org/history/menom/1900s.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Geography==
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|15.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|13.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>
 
TheMenomonie cityis lies onalong [[Interstate 94 in Wisconsin|Interstate 94]], [[Wisconsin Highway 25|State Highway 25]] (which serves as the main north–south thoroughfare through town), [[Wisconsin Highway 29|State Highway 29]], and [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|USU.S. Highway 12]], and Dunn County Road B.
 
===Climate===
{{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location = Menomonie, Wisconsin, (1991–2020) normals, extremes 1957&ndash;present
 
|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 60
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 100
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 64
 
|Jan avg record high F = 42.7
|Feb avg record high F = 48.4
|Mar avg record high F = 62.6
|Apr avg record high F = 77.8
|May avg record high F = 85.4
|Jun avg record high F = 89.9
|Jul avg record high F = 91.0
|Aug avg record high F = 90.1
|Sep avg record high F = 86.3
|Oct avg record high F = 79.3
|Nov avg record high F = 62.3
|Dec avg record high F = 47.1
|year avg record high F = 92.9
 
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F = 24.0
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| Nov low F = 23.6
| Dec low F = 12.0
 
|Jan avg record low F = -17.8
|Feb avg record low F = -13.5
|Mar avg record low F = -1.8
|Apr avg record low F = 18.5
|May avg record low F = 30.4
|Jun avg record low F = 41.2
|Jul avg record low F = 48.5
|Aug avg record low F = 46.4
|Sep avg record low F = 33.8
|Oct avg record low F = 22.6
|Nov avg record low F = 7.8
|Dec avg record low F = -9.9
|year avg record low F = -20.2
 
|Jan record low F = -39
|Feb record low F = -40
|Mar record low F = -34
|Apr record low F = 4
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = -13
|Dec record low F = -36
 
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| precipitation colour = green
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| Nov precipitation inch = 1.82
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.34
 
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.0
|Feb precipitation days = 6.3
|Mar precipitation days = 8.0
|Apr precipitation days = 10.5
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 12.6
|Jul precipitation days = 10.9
|Aug precipitation days = 10.4
|Sep precipitation days = 10.5
|Oct precipitation days = 10.3
|Nov precipitation days = 7.6
|Dec precipitation days = 8.5
 
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch = 9.7
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| Nov snow inch = 3.5
| Dec snow inch = 6.3
 
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|unit snow days = 0.1 in
| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00475335 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=July 7, 2022 }}</ref>
|Jan snow days = 5.4
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|Feb snow days = 4.4
|Mar snow days = 3.0
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.8
|Dec snow days = 5.4
 
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Menomonie, WI
|access-date = March 8, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = March 8, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}
 
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|18801860= 2589970
|1870= 2210
|1880= 4177
|1890= 5491
|1900= 5655
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=== 2020 census ===
As of the census<ref name=QF>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/menomoniecitywisconsin/POP010220}}</ref> of 2020, there were 16,843 people. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,229.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,674 housing units at an average density of {{convert|487.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.7% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 4.5% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 2.8% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="2020-census-5551025">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Menomonie city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5551025&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=6 July 6, 2022}}</ref>
 
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 16,264 people, 5,743 households, and 2,455 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1188.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,234 housing units at an average density of {{convert|455.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.
 
There were 5,743 households, of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.9% were [[Marriage|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.
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As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 14,937 people, 5,119 households, and 2,370 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,160.7 people per square mile (448.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,441 housing units at an average density of 422.8 per square mile (163.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 93.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|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 [[Marriage|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.
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|94,599 || {{increase}}{{0}}218.55%
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!2022<ref name="DOT2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/50226.pdf|title=2023 Annual Agency Profile|website=Federal Transit Administration|publisher=Dunn County Transit Commission}}</ref>
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Menomonie schools are part of the [[Menomonie Area School District]].
 
The city has one public high school, [[Menomonie High School]], and one public middle school, Menomonie Middle School. There are five public elementary schools in the district: River Heights Elementary, Wakanda Elementary, Oaklawn Elementary], Downsville Elementary, and Knapp Elementary.
 
St. Paul's Lutheran School is a Christian Pre-K–8 school of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] (WELS) in Menomonie.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Paul's Christian Day School |url=https://spwels.org/school/}}</ref>
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{{div col}}
* [[Stewart J. Bailey]], Wisconsin legislator<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Wisconsin Blue Book|The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin]] |year=1889 |page=506}}</ref>
* [[Bill Bakke]], [[ski jumping|ski jumper]] who competed in the [[1968 Winter Olympics]]<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bill-bakke-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bill-bakke-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |access-date=May 23, 2013}}</ref>
* [[G. H. Bakke]], Wisconsin legislator<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1952.p0068&id=WI.WIBlueBk1952&isize=text |editor1-first= M. G. |editor1-last=Toepel |editor2-first=Hazel L. |editor2-last=Kuehn |title=The Wisconsin Blue Book |year=1952 |chapter=Members of the Legislature |access-date=October 31, 2016 | via=The State of Wisconsin Collection}}</ref>
* [[Alvin J. Baldus]], U.S. Representative<ref>{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bakewell-baldus.html#R9M0IOINQ |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bakerhine to Baldus |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |website=Political Graveyard.com |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Rob Bignell]], American author<ref>{{Citation |title= With fall in full swing, here are 12 hiking trails in the Milwaukee area to check out |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/lake-country/news/delafield/2020/09/28/milwaukee-area-trails-hike-fall-seven-bridges-holy-hill/5793817002/ |newspaper= [[Milwaukee Journal]] |date= 28 September 2020 |access-date= 2020-09-28 }}</ref>
* [[Wilfred Duford]], [[NFL]] player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DufoDu20.htm |title=Dukes Duford Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Rockwell J. Flint]], Wisconsin state legislator and newspaper editor<ref>{{cite book |title=Wisconsin Blue Book |year=1882 |page=537 |chapter=Biographical Sketch of Rockwell J. Flint}}</ref>
* [[Vern Fuller]], [[MLB]] player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fulleve01.shtml |title=Vern Fuller Statistics and History |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Neil Gaiman]], writer and screenwriter, has lived near Menomonie since 1992<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301274/bio |title=Neil Gaiman |website=IMDb.com |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
* [[John Paul Gerber]], author and historian<ref>{{Citation |title= John Gerber (obituary) |url= http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=john-gerber&pid=143970625&fhid=4541 |newspaper= [[Boston Globe]] |date= 8 July 8, 2010 |access-date= 2011-05-May 29, 2011 }}</ref>
* Wilson Hall, half of the comedy duo [[God's Pottery]]
* [[Tim Harmston]], stand-up comedian<ref name="Herald2009">{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Deb |date=2009-11-November 25, 2009 |title= Comedy rocks Mabel Tainter |url= https://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/variety/article_9783cf4e-2798-5ccd-82cd-30ef65121ba3.html |work=Chippewa Herald |location=[[Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin]] |access-date=2020-04-April 28, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[Lorenzo D. Harvey]], educator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Harvey |first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |website=Political Graveyard.com |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Luke Helder]], University of Wisconsin—Stout student who attempted to create a smiley-face on the USUnited States map with pipe bombs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/05/10/mailbox.pipebombs/index.html |title=Federal charges brought against accused mailbox bomber |date=May 10, 2002 |website=CNN.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908003425/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/05/10/mailbox.pipebombs/index.html |archive-date=September 8, 2008 |access-date=October 31, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ethan Iverson]], jazz pianist and founding member of [[The Bad Plus]]
* [[Warren S. Johnson]], founder of [[Johnson Controls]] and former school principal in Menomonie<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=14495&keyword=Warren%20Johnson |title=Warren S. Johnson |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> in the late 19th century
* [[Ellen Kort]], Wisconsin's first Poet Laureate,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinpoetlaureate.org/ellen-kort|title=Ellen Kort &#124; Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission }}</ref> grew up in Menomonie<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ellen-kort-obituary?pid=174687919| website=[[Legacy.com]] | title=Ellen Kort Obituary (2015) Appleton Post-Crescent | date=April 21, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Reynold Kraft]], [[NFL]] player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KrafRe20.htm |title=Reynold Kraft Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Tim Krumrie]], [[Pro Bowl]] (1987–1988), [[nose tackle]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
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== Notable attractions ==
* [[Mabel Tainter Memorial Building|The Mabel Tainter Theater]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mabeltainter.org/|title={{!}} Menomonie's Historic Theater ideal for entertainment, weddings, business meetings and tours.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-August 29, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelwisconsin.com/birding/hoffman-hills-state-recreation-area-204270|title=Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area {{!}} Travel Wisconsin|website=TravelWisconsin|language=en|access-date=2019-08-August 29, 2019}}</ref>
*Red LucetteCedar BrewingState CompanyTrail<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_ReviewAttraction_Review-g60083-d8806711d263900-Reviews-Lucette_Brewing_CompanyRed_Cedar_State_Trail-Menomonie_Wisconsin.html|title=LucetteRed BrewingCedar Company,State Trail (Menomonie) - Restaurant2019 Reviews,All PhotosYou &Need Phoneto NumberKnow BEFORE You Go (with Photos)|website=TripAdvisor|language=en|access-date=2019-08-August 29, 2019}}</ref>
*Red Cedar State Trail<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60083-d263900-Reviews-Red_Cedar_State_Trail-Menomonie_Wisconsin.html|title=Red Cedar State Trail (Menomonie) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)|website=TripAdvisor|language=en|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>
 
==In popular culture==
* ''[[Caddie Woodlawn]]'', a [[Newbery Award]]-winning novel, is based on the girlhood adventures of [[Caroline Augusta Woodhouse]], who lived about 10 miles south of Menomonie. The novel is by Woodhouse's granddaughter, [[Carol Ryrie Brink]], and was published in 1936. There is a historical marker in the wayside park near the Woodhouse house.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMKVE_caddie-woodlawn_Menomonie-WI.html |title=Caddie Woodlawn |website=Historical Marker Project |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
*The fictional town of Lakeside in [[Neil Gaiman]]'s novel ''[[American Gods]]'' may be based on Menomonie.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 4, 2011-07-04|title=American Gods Roadtrip|url=https://arteriesofamerica.com/2011/07/04/american-gods-roadtrip/|access-date=2021-02-February 17, 2021|website=Arteries of America|language=en}}</ref>
*The eighth episode of [[Supernatural (season 11)|season 11]] of the television show ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' takes place in Menomonie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=11.08 Just My Imagination - Super-wiki|url=http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/11.08_Just_My_Imagination|access-date=2021-02-February 17, 2021|website=www.supernaturalwiki.com}}</ref>
*Holloway Roberts from [[Mark Z. Danielewski]]'s ''[[House of Leaves]]'' was born in Menomonie. He uses this fact as a mantra throughout his narrative.
 
==Sister citycities==
Menomonie has atwo [[sister city]] relationships:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/news/local/menomonie-s-japanese-sister-city-affected-by-earthquake/article_4a06b248-6b8a-11e0-86ff-001cc4c03286.html |title=Menomonie's Japanese sister city affected by earthquake |website=Chippewa Herald|date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Nasukarasuyama]], Japan
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Konakovo]], Russia
 
==See also==
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1788]]
[[Category:1788 establishments in the Northwest Territory]]
[[Category:Wisconsin placenames of Native American origin]]
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