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GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,683 Km&2 (650 Mi&2 ). 1,647 km&2 (636 mi&2) of it is land and 35 km&2 (14 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.10% water. Adjacent counties
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 20,296 people, 8,078 households, and 5,589 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 12/km&2 (32/mi&2). There were 8,949 housing units at an average density of 5/km&2 (14/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96% White , 0.10% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.09% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 0.15% from Other Races , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,078 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were Married Couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% 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 3.01. In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,529, and the median income for a family was $42,526. Males had a median income of $29,334 versus $20,577 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $17,329. 10.30% of the population and 7.70% of families were below the Poverty Line . 13.90% of those under the age of 18 and 8.90% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. JACKSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS/OFFICES Assessor Bill Goettler Attorney
Auditor M. Joell Deppe Board of Supervisors
Conservation Daryl Parker Engineers County Engineer - Clark Schloz Assistant to the Engineer - Mike Clausing Road Superintendent - Lloyd Hingtgen Office Manager - Stacy Agnitsch General Relief Mary Bartels Sanitary Disposal Administrator-Mark Beck Assistant-Jan Ward Mental Health Dept. Lynn Bopes Recorder Phyllis M. Gerlach Health Dept. Health Administrator - Frank Frieberg Assistant - Jan Ward Sheriff
Treasurer County Treasurer - Alfred Tebbe, Jr. Deputy County Treasurer - Nancy Roling Deputy County Treasurer - Jean Ambrosy Deputy County Treasurer - Carol Lucke Deputy County Treasurer - Bruce Ruchotzke Deputy County Treasurer - Jane Ernst Veteran's Admin. Larry J. Bramer - Director Zoning County Zoning Administrator-David Manning Assistant-Jan Ward CITIES AND TOWNS
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