Jackson County, Wisconsin

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Jackson County, Wisconsin
Jackson County courthouse
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	1853
Seat	Black River Falls
Largest city	Black River Falls
Area
• Total	1,000 sq mi (2,590 km²)
• Land	988 sq mi (2,559 km²)
• Water	13 sq mi (34 km²), 1.3%
Population
• (2010)	20,449
• Density	21/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.jackson.wi.us

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,449.^[1] Its county seat is Black River Falls.^[2] Jackson County was formed from Crawford County in 1853.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,000 square miles (2,600 km²), of which 988 square miles (2,560 km²) is land and 13 square miles (34 km²) (1.3%) is water.^[3]

Adjacent counties

Clark County - north
Wood County - east
Juneau County - southeast
Monroe County - south
La Crosse County - southwest
Trempealeau County - west
Eau Claire County - northwest

Major highways

Interstate 94
U.S. Highway 12
U.S. Highway 10
Highway 27 (Wisconsin)
Highway 54 (Wisconsin)

Highway 95 (Wisconsin)
Highway 71 (Wisconsin)
Highway 108 (Wisconsin)
Highway 121 (Wisconsin)

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Jackson County

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	4,170	—
1870	7,687	84.3%
1880	13,285	72.8%
1890	15,797	18.9%
1900	17,466	10.6%
1910	17,075	−2.2%
1920	17,746	3.9%
1930	16,468	−7.2%
1940	16,599	0.8%
1950	16,073	−3.2%
1960	15,151	−5.7%
1970	15,325	1.1%
1980	16,831	9.8%
1990	16,588	−1.4%
2000	19,100	15.1%
2010	20,449	7.1%
Est. 2012	20,485	0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1790-1960^[5] 1900-1990^[6] 1990-2000^[7] 2010-2012^[1]

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 19,100 people, 7,070 households, and 4,835 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 8,029 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.58% White, 2.27% Black or African American, 6.16% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.4% were of German, 30.2% Norwegian and 5.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.7% spoke English, 2.2% Spanish and 1.5% Winnebago as their first language.

There were 7,070 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% 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 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.30 males.

Communities

Fairgrounds

Cities, villages, and towns

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

External links

Jackson County, Wisconsin

La Crosse County

Monroe County

Juneau County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Black River Falls

City	Black River Falls

Villages	Alma Center Hixton Melrose Merrillan Taylor

Towns	Adams Albion Alma Bear Bluff Brockway City Point Cleveland Curran Franklin Garden Valley Garfield Hixton Irving Knapp Komensky Manchester Melrose Millston North Bend Northfield Springfield

CDPs	Hatfield Millston

Unincorporated communities	Brockway Buckholz Corners City Point Disco Fall Hall Glen Franklin Irving Lapham Junction Levis North Bend North Branch Northfield Pray Price Requa Sechlerville Shamrock Sheppard Spaulding Speck Oaks Vaudreuil Waterbury Winnebago Mission York

Ghost towns	Charter Oak Mills Clay Rogneys Wrightsville

v t e State of Wisconsin

Madison (capital)

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Regions	Apostle Islands Central Plain Chippewa Valley Door Peninsula Driftless Area Eastern Ridges and Lowlands Fox River Valley Great River Road Lake Superior Lowland Northern Highland Western Upland

Major metropolitan areas (pop. over 500,000)	Chicago metropolitan area Madison metropolitan area Milwaukee metropolitan area Twin Cities metropolitan area

Largest cities (pop. over 50,000)	Appleton Eau Claire Green Bay Janesville Kenosha La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine Waukesha West Allis

Smaller cities (pop. 15,000 to 50,000)	Beaver Dam Beloit Brookfield Cudahy De Pere Fitchburg Fond du Lac Franklin Greenfield Hudson Kaukauna Manitowoc Marshfield Menasha Menomonie Mequon Middleton Muskego Neenah New Berlin Oak Creek Oconomowoc Onalaska River Falls Sheboygan South Milwaukee Stevens Point Sun Prairie Superior Watertown Wausau Wauwatosa West Bend Wisconsin Rapids

Largest villages (pop. over 15,000)	Allouez Ashwaubenon Caledonia Germantown Howard Menomonee Falls Mount Pleasant Pleasant Prairie

Counties	Adams Ashland Barron Bayfield Brown Buffalo Burnett Calumet Chippewa Clark Columbia Crawford Dane Dodge Door Douglas Dunn Eau Claire Florence Fond du Lac Forest Grant Green Green Lake Iowa Iron Jackson Jefferson Juneau Kenosha Kewaunee La Crosse Lafayette Langlade Lincoln Manitowoc Marathon Marinette Marquette Menominee Milwaukee Monroe Oconto Oneida Outagamie Ozaukee Pepin Pierce Polk Portage Price Racine Richland Rock Rusk Sauk Sawyer Shawano Sheboygan St. Croix Taylor Trempealeau Vernon Vilas Walworth Washburn Washington Waukesha Waupaca Waushara Winnebago Wood

Coordinates: 44°19′N 90°49′W / 44.32°N 90.81°W / 44.32; -90.81

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