Columbia County, Wisconsin

Columbia County, Wisconsin
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1854
Seat	Portage
Largest city	Portage
Area
• Total	796 sq mi (2,062 km2)
• Land	766 sq mi (1,984 km2)
• Water	30 sq mi (78 km2), 3.8%
Population
• (2010)	56,833
• Density	74/sq mi (29/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.columbia.wi.us

Columbia County Law Enforcement Center

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,833.^[1] Its county seat and largest city is Portage.^[2]

Columbia County is part of the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 796 square miles (2,061.6 km²), of which 774 square miles (2,004.7 km²) is land and 22 square miles (57.0 km²) (2.75%) is water. The county's highest point is Gibraltar Rock at 1,247 feet above sea level. The high butte-shaped bluff is located north of Lodi overlooking the Lake Wisconsin River valley.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Columbia County

As of the census^[7] 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.

Communities

Cities

• Columbus (partly in Dodge County)
• Lodi
• Portage
• Wisconsin Dells (partly in Adams County, Juneau County, and Sauk County)

Villages

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

• Moe Settlement

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Wisconsin

References

External links

• Columbia County government website
• History of Columbia County, Wisconsin
• Memorial and Biographical Record and Illustrated Compendium of Biography ... of Columbia, Sauk and Adams counties, Wisconsin...

	Adams County and Juneau County	Marquette County	Green Lake County
	Sauk County		Dodge County
	Columbia County, Wisconsin
		Dane County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Portage Cities Columbus‡ Lodi Portage Wisconsin Dells‡ Villages Arlington Cambria Doylestown Fall River Friesland Pardeeville Poynette Randolph‡ Rio Wyocena 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 CDP Lake Wisconsin‡ Unincorporated communities Anacker Belle Fountain Dekorra Durwards Glen East Friesland Englewood Harmony Grove Ingle Keyeser Leeds Leeds Center Lewiston Lowville Marcellon North Leeds Okee Otsego Ghost town Moe Settlement Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 43°28′N 89°20′W / 43.47°N 89.33°W / 43.47; -89.33