Marquette County, Wisconsin

administration
The Marquette County Courthouse in Montello, listed on the NRHP since 1982
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Montello
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 77 West Park Street Montello, WI 53949-0186
Foundation :	1836
Made up from:	Marquette District
Area code :	001 608
Demographics
Residents :	15,404 (2010)
Population density :	13.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1203 km²
Water surface :	23 km²
map

Website : www.co.marquette.wi.us

The Marquette County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 15,404 residents and a population density of 13.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 15,176. The county seat is Montello .

geography

The county is located a little southeast of the geographic center of Wisconsin and has an area of 1203 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water.

The county is traversed by the Fox River , a tributary of Lake Michigan .

The following neighboring counties border Marquette County:

	Waushara County
Adams County		Green Lake County
	Columbia County

history

Jacques Marquette

Marquette County was formed from the Marquette District in 1836. It was named after Jacques Marquette , a French Jesuit and explorer.

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	10,509	-
1910	10,741	2.2%
1920	10,443	-2.8%
1930	9388	-10.1%
1940	9097	-3.1%
1950	8839	-2.8%
1960	8516	-3.7%
1970	8865	4.1%
1980	11,672	31.7%
1990	12,321	5.6%
2000	15,832	28.5%
2010	15,404	-2.7%
2013 estimate	15.176	-1.5%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , Marquette County had 15,404 people in 6,598 households. The population density was 13.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 6598 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

19.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 44,879 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,004. 13.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Marquette County localities

City

Montello

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Packwaukee

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

Marquette County is divided into 14 towns in addition to the five incorporated municipalities :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Buffalo	1221	55-11050
Town of Crystal Lake	484	55-17900
Town of Douglas	725	55-20525
Town of Harris	790	55-32775
Town of Mecan	686	55-50350
Town of Montello	1033	55-53900
Town of Moundville	552	55-54600

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Neshkoro	561	55-56150
Town of Newton	547	55-57225
Town of Oxford	885	55-60900
Town of Packwaukee	1416	55-60962
Town of Shields	550	55-73600
Town of Springfield	830	55-75925
Town of Westfield	866	55-85600