Juneau County, Wisconsin

Infobox U.S. County
county = Juneau County
state = Wisconsin


founded year = 1858
founded date =
seat wl = Mauston
largest city wl = Mauston
area_total_sq_mi = 804
area_total_km2 = 2083
area_land_sq_mi = 768
area_land_km2 = 1988
area_water_sq_mi = 37
area_water_km2 = 95
area percentage = 4.54%
census yr = 2000
pop = 24316
density_sq_mi = 32
density_km2 = 12
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.juneau.wi.us
named for =

Juneau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the population was 24,316. Its county seat is MaustonGR|6. It should not, however, be confused with the city of Juneau, Wisconsin to which it has no connection.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 804 square miles (2,083 km²), of which, 768 square miles (1,988 km²) of it is land and 37 square miles (95 km²) of it (4.54%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Wood County - north
*Adams County - east
*Columbia County - southeast
*Sauk County - south
*Vernon County - southwest
*Monroe County - west
*Jackson County - northwest

United States Military Posts

*Volk Field Air National Guard Base

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 20629
1910= 19569
1920= 19209
1930= 17264
1940= 18708
1950= 18930
1960= 17490
1970= 18455
1980= 21039
1990= 21650
2000= 24316
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 24,316 people, 9,696 households, and 6,699 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 12,370 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.61% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.2% were of German, 9.9% Irish, 8.8% Norwegian, 6.5% Polish and 5.8% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 9,696 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

Cities, villages, and towns

*Armenia
*Camp Douglas
*Clearfield
*Cutler
*Elroy
*Finley
*Fountain
*Germantown
*Hustler
*Kildare
*Kingston
*Lemonweir
*Lindina
*Lisbon
*Lyndon Station
*Lyndon
*Marion
*Mauston (county seat)
*Necedah (town)
*Necedah
*New Lisbon
*Orange
*Plymouth
*Seven Mile Creek
*Summit
*Union Center
*Wisconsin Dells (partial)
*Wonewoc (town)
*Wonewoc

References

External links

* [http://www.co.juneau.wi.gov/ Juneau County government website]
* [http://www.juneaucounty.com Juneau County Economic Development website]