Grant County, Wisconsin
The Grant County Courthouse in Lancaster, listed on the NRHP since 1978 |
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US state : | Wisconsin |
Administrative headquarters : | Lancaster |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 111 S. Jefferson Street Lancaster, WI 53813-1666 |
Foundation : | 1836 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 608 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 51,208 (2010) |
Population density : | 17.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3065 km² |
Water surface : | 92 km² |
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Website : www.co.grant.wi.gov |
The Grant County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the county had 51,208 residents and a population density of 17.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lancaster .
geography
The county is located in southwest Wisconsin. It borders Illinois in the south, the Mississippi forms the border with Iowa in the west , while the northern border is formed by the Wisconsin River to its confluence with the Mississippi. Grant County covers an area of 3,065 square kilometers, of which 92 square kilometers are water. The neighboring counties are:
Crawford County | Richland County | |
Clayton County, Iowa |
Iowa County Lafayette County |
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Dubuque County, Iowa |
Jo Daviess County, Illinois |
history
Grant County was formed in 1836 as the original county from parts of the Wisconsin Territory. It was named after the Grant River , which flows through the county, or after one of the first traders named Grant , who traded with the Indians here.
population
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 38,881 | - | |
1910 | 39.007 | 0.3% | |
1920 | 39,044 | 0.1% | |
1930 | 38,469 | -1.5% | |
1940 | 40,639 | 5.6% | |
1950 | 41,460 | 2% | |
1960 | 44,419 | 7.1% | |
1970 | 48,398 | 9% | |
1980 | 48,398 | 0% | |
1990 | 49.264 | 1.8% | |
2000 | 49,597 | 0.7% | |
2010 | 51.208 | 3.2% | |
2012 estimate | 51,087 | -0.2% | |
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012 |
According to the 2010 census , Grant County had 51,208 people in 19,157 households. The population density was 17.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 19,157 households there were statistically 2.44 people each.
The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 43,889 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,758. 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Grant County localities
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Census-designated places (CDP)
Other Unincorporated Communities
1 - partially in Lafayette County
2 - partially in Iowa County
structure
In addition to the five cities and 14 villages, Grant County is divided into 33 towns :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78000096.Retrieved April 3, 2011
- ^ Grant County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Grant County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 19, 2012
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 9, 2013
- ↑ Excerpt from US Census.gov.Retrieved March 2, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Wisconsin ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2013
Web links
- Official website
- Grant County Economic Development Corporation
- www.city-data.com - Grant County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42 ° 52 ′ N , 90 ° 43 ′ W