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Jackson County, Wisconsin




  State Wisconsin
  Seat Wl Black River Falls
  Largest City Wl Black River Falls
  Area Mi 1,000
  Area Km 2,590
  Area Land Mi 987
  Area Land Km 2,555
  Area Water Mi 13
  Area Water Km 33
  Area Percentage 128%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 19,100
  Density Mi 19
  Density Km 7
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwcojacksonwius


Jackson County is a County located in the U.S. State of Wisconsin . As of 2000, the population was 19,100. Its County Seat is Black River Falls 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,590 Km&2 (1,000 Mi&2 ). 2,557 km&2 (987 mi&2) of it is land and 33 km&2 (13 mi&2) of it (1.28%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


  1900 17466
  1910 17075
  1920 17746
  1930 16468
  1940 16599
  1950 16073
  1960 15151
  1970 15325
  1980 16831
  1990 16588
  2000 19100
  Footnote WI Counties 1900-1990


As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 19,100 people, 7,070 households, and 4,835 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 7/km&2 (19/mi&2). There were 8,029 housing units at an average density of 3/km&2 (8/mi&2). 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.


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