Juneau County

administration
The Juneau County Courthouse in Mouseon, listed on the NRHP since 1982
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Mouse tone
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 220 East State Street Mauson, WI 53948-1398
Foundation :	October 13, 1856
Made up from:	Adams County
Area code :	001 608
Demographics
Residents :	26,664 (2010)
Population density :	13.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2083 km²
Water surface :	95 km²
map

Website : www.co.juneau.wi.gov

The Juneau County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 26,664 residents and a population density of 13.4 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( the county seat ) is Mauston , which according to M. M. Maughs was named, the first mill owner here.

geography

The county is just south of the geographic center of Wisconsin. It has an area of 2083 square kilometers, of which 95 square kilometers are water.

It is bounded on the east by the Wisconsin River , a left tributary of the Mississippi . The Lemonweir River flows through the center of the county to its confluence with the Wisconsin River.

The following neighboring counties border Juneau County:

Jackson County	Wood County
Monroe County		Adams County
Vernon County	Sauk County	Columbia County

history

Juneau County was formed on October 13, 1856 from parts of Adams County. It was named after Solomon Juneau, an early merchant in the area and later the first mayor of Milwaukee .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	20,629	-
1910	19,569	-5.1%
1920	19.209	-1.8%
1930	17,264	-10.1%
1940	18,708	8.4%
1950	18,930	1.2%
1960	17,490	-7.6%
1970	18,455	5.5%
1980	21,039	14%
1990	21,650	2.9%
2000	24,316	12.3%
2010	26,664	9.7%
2012 estimate	26,631	-0.1%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

According to the 2010 census , Juneau County had 26,664 people in 10,787 households. The population density was 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in each of the 10,787 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.6 percent white, 2.2 percent African American, 1.6 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.2 percent were 65 years or older. 47.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 45,461 . The per capita income was $ 23,527. 13.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Juneau County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partially in Adams , Columbia and Sauk Counties}

structure

In addition to the four cities and six villages, Juneau County is divided into 19 towns :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Armenia	699	55-02850
Town of Clearfield	728	55-15225
Town of Cutler	326	55-18225
Town of Finley	97	55-25850
Town of Fountain	555	55-26825
Town of Germantown	1471	55-28850
Town of Kildare	681	55-39575

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Kingston	91	55-39800
Town of Lemonweir	1743	55-43300
Town of Lindina	718	55-44675
Town of Lisbon	912	55-44825
Town of Lyndon	1384	55-46525
Town of Marion	426	55-49375
Town of Necedah	2327	55-55725