Waushara County

administration
Waushara County Courthouse
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Wautoma
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 209 S. St. Marie Street Wautoma, WI 54982-0488
Foundation :	1851
Made up from:	Marquette County
Area code :	001 920
Demographics
Residents :	24,496 (2010)
Population density :	15.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1651 km²
Water surface :	29 km²
map

The Waushara County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 24,496 residents and a population density of 15.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013, the population had decreased to 24,329. The county seat is Wautoma , which was named after an Indian chief.

geography

The county is located just east of the geographic center of Wisconsin and has an area of 1,651 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water.

The following neighboring counties border Waushara County:

	Portage County	Waupaca County
Adams County		Winnebago County
	Marquette County , Green Lake County

history

Waushara County was formed in 1851 from parts of Marquette County. It was named after the Indian word for good earth .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	15,972	-
1910	18,886	18.2%
1920	16,712	-11.5%
1930	14,427	-13.7%
1940	14,268	-1.1%
1950	13,920	-2.4%
1960	13,497	-3%
1970	14,795	9.6%
1980	18,526	25.2%
1990	19,385	4.6%
2000	23,154	19.4%
2010	24,496	5.8%
2013 estimate	24,329	-0.7%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , Waushara County had 24,496 people in 9,963 households. The population density was 15.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.32 people lived in the 9,963 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.6 percent white, 2.1 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.3 percent of the population.

19.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.8 percent were 65 years or older. 47.5 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 43,582 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,587. 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Waushara County

Citys

Berlin ^1st
Wautoma

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Green Lake County

2 - partly in Winnebago County}

structure

In addition to the two cities and six villages, Waushara County is divided into 18 towns :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Aurora	985	55-03925
Town of Bloomfield	1052	55-08300
Town of Coloma	753	55-16400
Town of Dakota	1227	55-18475
Town of Deerfield	737	55-19300
Town of Hancock	528	55-32475

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Leon	1439	55-43500
Town of Marion	2038	55-49425
Town of Mount Morris	1097	55-54825
Town of Oasis	389	55-59225
Town of Plainfield	550	55-63175
Town of Poy Sippi	931	55-64975

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Richford	612	55-67550
Town of Rose	640	55-69425
Town of Saxeville	986	55-71825
Town of Springwater	1274	55-76400
Town of Warren	668	55-83425
Town of Wautoma	1278	55-84650