Kewaunee County

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kewaunee County Courthouse
Kewaunee County Courthouse
administration
US state : Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters : Kewaunee
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
613 Dodge Street
Kewaunee, WI 54216-1322
Foundation : 1852
Made up from: Manitowoc County
Area code : 001 920
Demographics
Residents : 20,574  (2010)
Population density : 23.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2809 km²
Water surface : 1921 km²
map
Map of Kewaunee County within Wisconsin
Website : www.kewauneeco.org

The Kewaunee County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the county had 20,574 residents and a population density of 23.2 people per square kilometer. By 2012 the population increased to 20,624. The county seat is Kewaunee .

geography

The county is located in eastern Wisconsin on the Door Peninsula , which separates Green Bay from Lake Michigan proper .

The county covers an area of ​​2809 square kilometers, of which 1921 square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Kewaunee County:

Door County
Brown County Compass card (de) .svg
Manitowoc County

history

Kewaunee County was formed in 1852 from parts of Manitowoc County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 17,212 -
1910 16,784 -2.5%
1920 16.091 -4.1%
1930 16,037 -0.3%
1940 16,680 4%
1950 17,366 4.1%
1960 18,282 5.3%
1970 18,961 3.7%
1980 19,539 3%
1990 18,878 -3.4%
2000 20,187 6.9%
2010 20,574 1.9%
2012 estimate 20,624 0.2%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012
The Kewaunee County Sheriff House and Jail , listed on the NRHP since 1996

According to the 2010 census , Kewaunee County had 20,574 people in 8,170 households. The population density was 23.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.49 people lived in each of the 8170 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 55,611  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,356. 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Kewaunee County

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - partly in Brown County
2 - partly in Door County
3 - partly in Manitowoc County

structure

In addition to the two cities and two villages, Kewaunee County is divided into ten towns :

Town Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Town of Ahnapee 940    55-00600
Town of Carlton 1014    55-12575
Town of Casco 1165    55-12875
Town of Franklin 993    55-27250
Town of Lincoln 948    55-44425
Town Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Town of Luxembourg 1469    55-46425
Town of Montpelier 1306    55-54050
Town of Pierce 833    55-62625
Town of Red River 1393    55-66700
Town of West Kewaunee 1296    55-85775
Towns in Kewaunee County

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kewaunee 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 - Kewaunee County, WI ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 6, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 6, 2014
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 96000728. Retrieved April 8, 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 March 6, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 35 ′  N , 87 ° 26 ′  W