1770Military
Armed with European weapons, the Ojibwe pushed westward, eventually winning at the Battle of Kathio in 1770.
1788Military
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.
1822Government
Hardin Perkins established the first sawmill at the confluence of Wilson Creek and the Red Cedar River in 1822 on behalf of fur traders James H.
1825Military
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 Dakot...
1830Economy
In 1830 the traders received permission from the federal government to rebuild their lumber operation.
1839Architecture
In 1839, Allen built a new sawmill in its place, which he sold to the McCann brothers, settlers from Ohio who later became the first permanent residents of Eau Claire.
1841History
Lockwood and Rolette sold their original operation to James Green in 1841, who turned over the deed to William Black in 1842.
1846Economy
In 1846, William Wilson and John Holly Knapp jointly purchased the mill, naming it Black & Knapp Mill.
1849Economy
In 1849, the Gilbert Creek Mill became the site of the first post office.
1853Economy
in 1853, the company that would come to define the town for generations.
1855Economy
Company in 1855, with Wilson as postmaster.
1859Government
Wilson and his family settled in the area, eventually building what is now the Wilson Place Museum in 1859.
1873History
By 1873, Knapp, Stout & Co.
1882Government
Wilson founded the city of Menomonie and became its first mayor in 1882, as well as a Wisconsin State Senator.
1890Architecture
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 ag...
1891History
In 1891, Wisconsin State Senator James Huff Stout, son of Henry L.
1901Economy
In 1901, the water mill shut down and Knapp, Stout & Co.
1902Economy
In 1902, the Wilson-Weber Lumber Company took over retail operations of the Knapp, Stout & Co.
1904Crime
== Sister cities ==
Menomonie has two sister city relationships:
Nasukarasuyama, Japan
Konakovo, Russia
== See also ==
Kraft State Bank robbery
== References ==
== Furt...
1908Education
These educational programs were combined into the Stout Institute in 1908, and still stand as the University of Wisconsin–Stout.
1936History
The novel is by Woodhouse's granddaughter, Carol Ryrie Brink, and was published in 1936.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 census, there were 14,937 people, 5,119 households, and 2,370 families living in the city.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 16,264 people, 5,743 households, and 2,455 families living in the city.
2020History
=== Climate ===
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the census of 2020, there were 16,843 people.
2025History
As of August 2025, there are just over 100 inmates.