Green County, Wisconsin
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Green County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 33,647. Its county seat is Monroe6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,514 km² (585 mi²). 1,513 km² (584 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Dane County, Wisconsin - north
- Rock County, Wisconsin - east
- Winnebago County, Illinois - southeast
- Stephenson County, Illinois - south
- Lafayette County, Wisconsin - west
- Iowa County, Wisconsin - northwest
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 22,719 |
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| 1910 | 21,641 | -4.7% | |
| 1920 | 21,568 | -0.3% | |
| 1930 | 21,870 | 1.4% | |
| 1940 | 23,146 | 5.8% | |
| 1950 | 24,172 | 4.4% | |
| 1960 | 25,851 | 6.9% | |
| 1970 | 26,714 | 3.3% | |
| 1980 | 30,012 | 12.3% | |
| 1990 | 30,339 | 1.1% | |
| 2000 | 33,647 | 10.9% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
As of the census² of 2000, there were 33,647 people, 13,212 households, and 9,208 families residing in the county. The population density was 22/km² (58/mi²). There were 13,878 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.14% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 13,212 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Adams
- Albany (town)
- Albany (village)
- Brodhead
- Brooklyn
- Browntown
- Cadiz
- Clarno
- Decatur
- Exeter
- Jefferson
- Jordan
- Monroe (town)
- Monroe
- Monticello
- Mount Pleasant
- New Glarus (town)
- New Glarus
- Spring Grove
- Sylvester
- Washington
- York
