Walworth County, Wisconsin
Walworth County Courthouse |
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US state : | Wisconsin |
Administrative headquarters : | Elkhorn |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 100 W Walworth Elkhorn, WI 53121-1769 |
Foundation : | 1836 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 262 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 102,228 (2010) |
Population density : | 71.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1493 km² |
Water surface : | 55 km² |
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Website : www.co.walworth.wi.us |
The Walworth County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 102,228 residents and a population density of 71.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Elkhorn .
geography
The county is located in southeast Wisconsin, borders Illinois to the south , and is approximately 60 km from Lake Michigan in the east . It has an area of 1493 square kilometers, of which 55 square kilometers are water surface. The following neighboring counties border Walworth County:
Jefferson County | Waukesha County | |
Rock county |
Racine County , Kenosha County |
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Boone County (Illinois) |
McHenry County (Illinois) |
history
Walworth County was formed in 1836 as the original county from parts of the Wisconsin Territory. It was named after Reuben Hyde Walworth , a New York lawyer and statesman.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 17,862 | - | |
1860 | 26,496 | 48.3% | |
1870 | 25,972 | -2% | |
1880 | 26,249 | 1.1% | |
1890 | 27,860 | 6.1% | |
1900 | 29,259 | 5% | |
1910 | 29,614 | 1.2% | |
1920 | 29,327 | -1 % | |
1930 | 31,058 | 5.9% | |
1940 | 33.103 | 6.6% | |
1950 | 41,584 | 25.6% | |
1960 | 52,368 | 25.9% | |
1970 | 63,444 | 21.2% | |
1980 | 71,507 | 12.7% | |
1990 | 75,000 | 4.9% | |
2000 | 93,759 | 25% | |
2010 | 102.228 | 9% | |
2012 estimate | 102,851 | 0.6% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2012 |
As of the 2010 census , Walworth County had 102,228 people in 39,407 households. The population density was 71.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 39,407 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.7 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 54,443 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,005. 12.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
religion
There are eight Catholic parishes:
- St. Andrew, Delavan
- St. Peter, East Troy
- St. Patrick, Elkhorn
- St. Benedict, Fontana
- St. Francis de Sales, Lake Geneva
- St. Joseph, Lyons
- St. Catherine, Sharon
- St. Patrick, Whitewater
Walworth County localities
Other Unincorporated Communities
1 - partly in Racine County
2 - partly in Kenosha County
3 - partly in Waukesha County
4 - partly in Jefferson County
5 - partly in Rock County
structure
In addition to the five cities and nine villages, Walworth County is divided into 16 towns :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Walworth County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Walworth County, WI. Retrieved February 26, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved February 26, 2014
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ 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 26, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 42 ° 40 ′ N , 88 ° 32 ′ W