Trempealeau County

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Trempealeau County Courthouse
Trempealeau County Courthouse
administration
US state : Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters : Whitehall
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
36245 Main Street
Whitehall, WI 54773-0000
Foundation : 1854
Made up from: Crawford County
La Crosse County
Area code : 001 715
Demographics
Residents : 28,816  (2010)
Population density : 15.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1922 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Trempealeau County within Wisconsin
Website : www.tremplocounty.com

The Trempealeau County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 28,816 residents and a population density of 15.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 29,582. The county seat is Whitehall .

geography

Trempealeau Mountain

The county is located to the west of Wisconsin, borders Minnesota to the south , separated by the Mississippi River , which forms the natural border. It has an area of ​​1922 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water.

Perrot State Park is in Trempealeau County . There the Trempealeau River , which previously passed the Trempealeau Mountain on its course through the county , flows into the Mississippi.

The following neighboring counties border Trempealeau County:

Eau Claire County
Buffalo County Compass card (de) .svg Jackson County
Winona County,
Minnesota 		La Crosse County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 23,114 -
1910 22,928 -0.8%
1920 24,506 6.9%
1930 23,910 -2.4%
1940 24,381 2%
1950 23,730 -2.7%
1960 23,377 -1.5%
1970 23,344 -0.1%
1980 26,158 12.1%
1990 25,263 -3.4%
2000 27.010 6.9%
2010 28,816 6.7%
2013 estimate 29,582 2.7%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Trempealeau County was formed in 1854 from parts of Crawford County and La Crosse County. It was named after that of the Trempealeau Mountain, which got its name from French explorers.

population

According to the 2010 census , Trempealeau County had 28,816 people in 11,673 households. The population density was 15.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in the 11,673 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 6.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 48,624  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,278. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Trempealeau County

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the six cities and five villages, Trempealeau County is divided into 15 towns :

Town Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Town of Albion 653    55-00925
Town of Arcadia 1779    55-02525
Town of Burnside 511    55-11325
Town of Caledonia 920    55-11975
Town of Chimney Rock 241    55-14525
Town Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Town of Dodge 389    55-20300
Town of Ettrick 1237    55-24425
Town of Gale 1695    55-28150
Town of Hale 1037    55-32050
Town of Lincoln 823    55-44500
Town Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Town of Pigeon 891    55-62650
Town of Preston 953    55-65500
Town of Sumner 810    55-78500
Town of Trempealeau 1756    55-80500
Town of Unity 506    55-81875

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trempealeau 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 - Trempealeau County, WI. Retrieved September 1, 2014
  3. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 1, 2014
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ 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 September 1, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

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Coordinates: 44 ° 18 ′  N , 91 ° 21 ′  W