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Juneau County, Wisconsin




  State Wisconsin
  Founded Year 1858
  Seat Wl Mauston
  Largest City Wl Mauston
  Area Mi 804
  Area Km 2,083
  Area Land Mi 768
  Area Land Km 1,988
  Area Water Mi 37
  Area Water Km 95
  Area Percentage 454%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 24,316
  Density Mi 32
  Density Km 12
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwcojuneauwius


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 Mauston 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 2,083 Km&2 (804 Mi&2 ). 1,988 km&2 (768 mi&2) of it is land and 95 km&2 (37 mi&2) of it (4.54%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


  1900 20629
  1910 19569
  1920 19209
  1930 17264
  1940 18708
  1950 18930
  1960 17490
  1970 18455
  1980 21039
  1990 21650
  2000 24316
  Footnote WI Counties 1900-1990


As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 24,316 people, 9,696 households, and 6,699 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 12/km&2 (32/mi&2). There were 12,370 housing units at an average density of 6/km&2 (16/mi&2). 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.


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