Washington County, Wisconsin

administration
Washington County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1982
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	West Bend
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 432 E. Washington Street West Bend, WI 53095-7986
Foundation :	1836
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 262
Demographics
Residents :	131,887 (2010)
Population density :	118.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1129 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map

Website : www.co.washington.wi.us

The Washington County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 131,887 residents and a population density of 118.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is West Bend .

Washington County is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in southeast Wisconsin and is about 30 km to the east from Lake Michigan . It has an area of 1129 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water.

The northeast of the county is traversed by the Milwaukee River, which flows into Lake Michigan further south in the city of Milwaukee .

The following neighboring counties border Washington County:

Fond du Lac County		Sheboygan County
Dodge County		Ozaukee County
	Waukesha County	Milwaukee County

history

George Washington

Washington County was formed from parts of the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 . It was named after George Washington , the first President of the United States.

Holy Hill has been a major Catholic pilgrimage site since the 1860s .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	19,485	-
1860	23,622	21.2%
1870	23,919	1.3%
1880	23,442	-2%
1890	22,751	-2.9%
1900	23,589	3.7%
1910	23,784	0.8%
1920	25,713	8.1%
1930	26,551	3.3%
1940	28,430	7.1%
1950	33.902	19.2%
1960	46.119	36%
1970	63,839	38.4%
1980	84,848	32.9%
1990	95,328	12.4%
2000	117,493	23.3%
2010	131,887	12.3%
2012 estimate	132,661	0.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

According to the 2010 census , Washington County had 131,887 people in 51,881 households. The population density was 118.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 51,881 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian 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.

23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 66,485 USD . The per capita income was $ 32,159. 5.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Washington County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Allenton

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Dodge County

2 - partly in Fond du Lac County

3 - mostly in Milwaukee County , partly in Waukesha County

4 - partly in Ozaukee County

5 - partly in Waukesha County}

structure

In addition to the three cities and six villages, Washington County is divided into twelve towns :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Addison	3495	55-00425
Town of Barton	2637	55-05050
Town of Erin	3747	55-24225
Town of Farmington	4014	55-25375
Town of Germantown	254	55-28900
Town of Hartford	3609	55-33025

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Jackson	4134	55-37700
Town of Kewaskum	1053	55-39325
Town of Polk	3937	55-63875
Town of Trenton	4732	55-80575
Town of Wayne	2169	55-84900
Town of West Bend	4774	55-85375