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Clark County, Wisconsin




  State Wisconsin
  Seal <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1853 <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date July 6 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Neillsville <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl Neillsville <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 1,219
  Area Km 3,157
  Area Land Mi 1,216
  Area Land Km 3,148
  Area Water Mi 3
  Area Water Km 9
  Area Percentage 028%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 33,557
  Density Mi 28
  Density Km 11
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5
  Named For William Clark , explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis And Clark Expedition


Clark County is a County located in the U.S. State of Wisconsin . As of 2000, the population was 33,557. Its County Seat is Neillsville 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,157 Km&2 (1,219 Mi&2 ). 3,148 km&2 (1,216 mi&2) of it is land and 9 km&2 (3 mi&2) of it (0.28%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


  1900 25848
  1910 30074
  1920 35120
  1930 34165
  1940 33972
  1950 32459
  1960 31527
  1970 30361
  1980 32910
  1990 31647
  2000 33557
  Footnote WI Counties 1900-1990


As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 33,557 people, 12,047 households, and 8,673 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 11/km&2 (28/mi&2). There were 13,531 housing units at an average density of 4/km&2 (11/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.05% White , 0.13% Black or African American , 0.48% Native American , 0.30% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.56% from Other Races , and 0.47% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.0% were of German , 9.0% Polish , 6.2% Norwegian and 6.1% United States or American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 6.62% reported speaking German , Pennsylvania German , or Dutch at home; an additional 1.34% speak Spanish . {Link without Title}

There were 12,047 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were Married Couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.90% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.70 males.


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