Washington County, Wisconsin
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| Washington County, Wisconsin | |
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 Location in the state of Wisconsin |
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| Seat | West Bend |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,129 km² (436 mi²) 1,116 km² (431 mi²) 13 km² (5 mi²), 1.16% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
117,493 105/km² |
| Website: www.co.washington.wi.us | |
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 117,493. Its county seat is West Bend6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,129 km² (436 mi²). 1,116 km² (431 mi²) of it is land and 13 km² (5 mi²) of it (1.16%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Fond du Lac County - northwest
- Sheboygan County - northeast
- Ozaukee County - east
- Milwaukee County - southeast
- Waukesha County - south
- Dodge County - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 23,589 |
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| 1910 | 23,784 | 0.8% | |
| 1920 | 25,713 | 8.1% | |
| 1930 | 26,551 | 3.3% | |
| 1940 | 28,430 | 7.1% | |
| 1950 | 33,902 | 19.2% | |
| 1960 | 46,119 | 36.0% | |
| 1970 | 63,839 | 38.4% | |
| 1980 | 84,848 | 32.9% | |
| 1990 | 95,328 | 12.4% | |
| 2000 | 117,493 | 23.3% | |
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As of the census² of 2000, there were 117,493 people, 43,842 households, and 32,749 families residing in the county. The population density was 105/km² (273/mi²). There were 45,808 housing units at an average density of 41/km² (106/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 43,842 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.20% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 20.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Addison
- Barton
- Erin
- Farmington
- Germantown (town)
- Germantown (village)
- Hartford
- Jackson (town)
- Jackson
- Kewaskum (town)
- Kewaskum
- Milwaukee (City in Milwaukee County which annexed a small triangle of land in Washington County, at the request of a restaurant owner who wanted police and fire services.)
- Polk
- Richfield
- Slinger (formerly referred to as "Schleisingerville")
- Trenton
- Wayne
- West Bend (town)
- West Bend
[edit] Unincorporated communities
[edit] External links
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Brookfield° | Brown Deer‡ | Caledonia‡ | Cedarburg° | Cudahy° | Delafield° | Franklin° | Germantown‡ | Glendale° | Grafton‡ | Greendale‡ | Greenfield° | Menomonee Falls‡ | Mequon° | Muskego° | New Berlin° | Oak Creek° | Oconomowoc° | Pewaukee° | Richfield* | Shorewood‡ | South Milwaukee° | Waukesha° | Wauwatosa° | West Allis° | Whitefish Bay‡ | |
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Bayside‡ | Big Bend‡ | Brookfield* | Butler‡ | Chenequa‡ | Dousman‡ | Elm Grove‡ | Fox Point‡ | Genesee* | Hales Corners‡ | Hartland‡ | Ixonia* | Lac La Belle‡ | Lannon‡ | Lisbon* | Merton‡ | Mukwonago‡ | Nashotah‡ | North Prairie‡ | Pewaukee‡ | Oconomowoc Lake‡ | Okauchee Lake§ | Ottawa* | River Hills‡ | Saukville‡ | Saint Francis° | Summit* | Sussex‡ | Thiensville‡ | Vernon* | Wales‡ | West Milwaukee‡ | |
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Jefferson | Milwaukee | Ozaukee | Racine | Washington | Waukesha | |
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