Lafayette Town (Monroe County) is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, home to about 379 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54656.
Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population37911 per sq mi
Median home value$330,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$155Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Sparta City; part is in Lafayette Town (Monroe County)
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Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)135 miles away
Closer regional airport
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI92 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL215 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lafayette Town (Monroe County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lafayette Town (Monroe County) had 447 residents in the 2020 census, up 41% since 2000.
It’s the 1612th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Monroe County grew from 28,103 residents in 1900 to 46,274 in 2020.
Monroe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 35.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sparta, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Monroe County
16,790 jobs at 967 businesses in Monroe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
114 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lafayette Town (Monroe County).
Nearest hospitals
Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaCritical access hospital · emergency room · SpartaUnder a mile
Tomah Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Tomah15.5 miles
Tomah Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Tomah17.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
17
Specialist doctors
5
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
31
Physical and occupational therapists
32
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
10
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lafayette Town (Monroe County)
Parks (10 nearby)
Memorial Park · 57 acres1.0 mi
Amundson Park · 29 acres2.2 mi
Evans-Bosshard Park · 10 acres1.0 mi
Fishermans Park · 3 acres1.0 mi
Westside Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
Blyton Park · 3 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Supermercado Oaxaca1.0 mi
Hansen's IGA1.0 mi
Northwood Country Market1.2 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens1.0 mi
Walmart Pharmacy1.3 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Sparta Free Library0.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum0.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Sparta Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Southside Early Learning CenterSparta
Pre-K–K
268
Public
1.5 mi
Sparta Montessori SchoolSparta
Pre-K–6
161
Charter
0.5 mi
Herrman ElementarySparta
1–4
616
Public
0.3 mi
Sparta Meadowview MiddleSparta
5–8
687
Public
0.4 mi
Innovations STEM AcademySparta
6–8
90
Charter
0.4 mi
Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolSparta
9–12
56
Charter, Alternative Education
0.9 mi
Sparta HighSparta
9–12
871
Public
0.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Patrick's Catholic SchoolSparta
Pre-K–8
103
Roman Catholic
0.7 mi
Sparta Mennonite SchoolSparta
1–9
13
Mennonite
1.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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