Columbia County, Wisconsin

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Columbia County, Wisconsin
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Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1854
Seat	Portage
Area - Total - Land - Water	796 sq mi (2,062 km²) 774 sq mi (2,005 km²) 22 sq mi (57 km²), 2.75%
Population - (2000) - Density	52,468 67/sq mi (26/km²)
Website: www.co.columbia.wi.us

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 52,468. Its county seat is Portage^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 796 square miles (2,061 km²), of which, 774 square miles (2,004 km²) of it is land and 22 square miles (57 km²) of it (2.75%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Marquette County – north
Green Lake County – northeast
Dodge County – east
Dane County – south
Sauk County – west
Juneau County – northwest
Adams County – northwest

[edit] Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Columbia County.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	31,121	—
1910	31,129	0%
1920	30,468	−2.1%
1930	30,503	0.1%
1940	32,517	6.6%
1950	34,023	4.6%
1960	36,708	7.9%
1970	40,150	9.4%
1980	43,222	7.7%
1990	45,088	4.3%
2000	52,468	16.4%
WI Counties 1900-1990

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 52,468 people, 20,439 households, and 14,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 22,685 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.18% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 46.4% were of German, 10.2% Norwegian, 7.8% Irish, 6.4% English and 5.0% United States or American ancestry.

There were 20,439 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.40 males.

[edit] Cities and towns

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Wisconsin

County seat: Portage

Cities	Columbus \| Lodi \| Portage \| Wisconsin Dells

Towns	Arlington \| Caledonia \| Columbus \| Courtland \| Dekorra \| Fort Winnebago \| Fountain Prairie \| Hampden \| Leeds \| Lewiston \| Lodi \| Lowville \| Marcellon \| Newport \| Otsego \| Pacific \| Randolph \| Scott \| Springvale \| West Point \| Wyocena

Villages	Arlington \| Cambria \| Doylestown \| Fall River \| Friesland \| Pardeeville \| Poynette \| Randolph \| Rio \| Wyocena

CDPs	Lake Wisconsin