Waukesha County
Old Waukesha County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1975 |
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US state : | Wisconsin |
Administrative headquarters : | Waukesha |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 515 W. Moreland Blvd Waukesha, WI 53188-2428 |
Foundation : | 1846 |
Made up from: | Milwaukee County |
Area code : | 001 262 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 389,891 (2010) |
Population density : | 271.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1503 km² |
Water surface : | 65 km² |
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Website : www.waukeshacounty.gov |
The Waukesha County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 389,891 residents and a population density of 271.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 393,843. The county seat is Waukesha .
Waukesha County is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .
geography
The county is located in southeastern Wisconsin in the eastern suburbs of the city of Milwaukee and is about 30 km to the east from Lake Michigan . It has an area of 1503 square kilometers, of which 65 square kilometers are water.
The following neighboring counties border Waukesha County:
Dodge County | Washington County | Ozaukee County |
Jefferson County | Milwaukee County | |
Walworth County | Racine County |
history
Waukesha County was formed in 1846 from parts of Milwaukee County. Like the district capital, it was named after the Indian expression for little fox .
Historical objects
In Menomonee Falls , Roosevelt Drive is home to the historic Third Street Bridge (also known as the Roosevelt Drive Bridge ). Built in 1899, the bridge was listed on September 21, 1988 by the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 88001647.
Other historical objects:
population
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 19,258 | - | |
1860 | 26,831 | 39.3% | |
1870 | 28,274 | 5.4% | |
1880 | 28,957 | 2.4% | |
1890 | 44,270 | 52.9% | |
1900 | 35,229 | -20.4% | |
1910 | 37,100 | 5.3% | |
1920 | 42,612 | 14.9% | |
1930 | 52,358 | 22.9% | |
1940 | 62,744 | 19.8% | |
1950 | 85.901 | 36.9% | |
1960 | 158,249 | 84.2% | |
1970 | 231,365 | 46.2% | |
1980 | 280.326 | 21.2% | |
1990 | 304.715 | 8.7% | |
2000 | 360,767 | 18.4% | |
2010 | 389.891 | 8.1% | |
2013 estimate | 393.843 | 1 % | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013 |
According to the 2010 census , Waukesha County had 389,891 people in 152,995 households. The population density was 271.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.51 people lived in the 152,995 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.9 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 3.1 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.5 percent of the population.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.9 percent of the population were female.
The median income for a household was 75,689 USD . The per capita income was $ 37,282. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in Waukesha County
Other Unincorporated Communities
1 - mainly in Milwaukee County , partly in Washington County
2 - to a small extent in Walworth County
3 - partly in Washington County
structure
In addition to the eight cities and 19 villages, Waukesha County is divided into twelve towns :
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 75000082.Retrieved August 1, 2014
- ↑ Waukesha County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 22 February 2011
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Waukesha County, WI Retrieved July 31, 2014
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved July 31, 2014
- ↑ NRIS
- ^ Roosevelt Drive Bridge, Spanning Menomonee River at Roosevelt Road, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, WI
- ^ 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 July 31, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′ N , 88 ° 19 ′ W