Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Jefferson County Courthous
administration
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Jefferson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 320 South Main Street Jefferson, WI 53549-1718
Foundation :	1836
Made up from:	Milwaukee County
Area code :	001 920
Demographics
Residents :	83,686  (2010)
Population density :	58 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1509 km²
Water surface :	67 km²
map
Website : www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/jc/public

The Jefferson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 83,686 residents and a population density of 58 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Jefferson .

geography

The county is located in southeastern Wisconsin, about 40 km from Illinois in the south, and about 60 km from Lake Michigan in the east . It has an area of ​​1509 square kilometers, of which 67 square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed from north to southwest by the Rock River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . In the extreme southwest, the river leaves the county as it flows through Lake Koshkonong .

Jefferson County borders the following neighboring counties:

	Dodge County
Dane County		Waukesha County
Rock county		Walworth County

history

Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson County was formed in 1836 from parts of Milwaukee County. It was named, like the district capital, probably after the origins of early settlers, Jefferson County in New York or after the third US President Thomas Jefferson .

Historical objects

• The Fort Atkinson Water Tower is in Fort Atkinson . The water tower was added as a historical monument in 2005.

• In Waterloo, at the intersection of Madison Street and Monroe Street , is the historic Waterloo Downtown Historic District . The area includes 29 buildings. It was listed on November 8, 2000 on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District with number 00001360.

Other objects:

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	34,789		-
1910	34,306		-1.4%
1920	35,022		2.1%
1930	36,785		5%
1940	38,868		5.7%
1950	43,069		10.8%
1960	50.094		16.3%
1970	60,060		19.9%
1980	66,152		10.1%
1990	67,783		2.5%
2000	74,021		9.2%
2010	83,686		13.1%
2012 estimate	84,498		1 %
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

population

According to the 2010 census , Jefferson County had 83,686 people in 31,925 households. The population density was 58 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 31,925 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.8 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.9 percent of the population.

23.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 54,705  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,449. 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Jefferson County localities

Citys

Fort Atkinson Jefferson Lake Mills

Waterloo Watertown 2 Whitewater 3

Villages

Cambridge 1 Johnson Creek Lac La Belle 4

Palmyra Sullivan

Census-designated places (CDP)

Hebron Helenville Ixonia

Lake Koshkonong Lake Ripley Rome

Other Unincorporated Communities

Aztalan Blackhawk Island Breezy Knoll Busseyville Carcajou Cold Spring

Concord Ebenezer Farmington Glenn Oaks Beach Harsh tone Heath Mills

Hoopers Mill Hubbleton Jefferson Junction Koshkonong Manor Koshkonong Mounds Kroghville

Lake Lac La Belle London 1 Milford North Shore Oak Hill Oakland

Pipersville Portland 2 Slabtown Sylvan Mounds Vinnie Ha Ha

^{1 - partly in Dane County
2 - partly in Dodge County
3 - partly in Walworth County
4 - mostly in Waukesha County}

structure

Jefferson County is divided into six cities and five villages in 16 towns :

Town Population (2010) FIPS Town of Aztalan 1457    55-04125 Town of Cold Spring 727    55-16225 Town of Concord 2072    55-16650 Town of Farmington 1380    55-25300 Town of Hebron 1094    55-33700 Town of Ixonia 4385    55-37600 Town of Jefferson 2178    55-37925 Town of Koshkonong 3692    55-40375

Town Population (2010) FIPS Town of Lake Mills 2070    55-41700 Town of Milford 1099    55-51850 Town of Oakland 3100    55-59125 Town of Palmyra 1186    55-61050 Town of Sullivan 2208    55-78200 Town of Sumner 832    55-78475 Town of Waterloo 909    55-83950 Town of Watertown 1975    55-84000

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jefferson County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jefferson County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 12, 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 February 22, 2014  
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 22, 2014
4. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved April 8, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2014 

Web links

Commons : Jefferson County, Wisconsin  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• city-data.com - Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′  N , 88 ° 47 ′  W