Juneau County, Wisconsin
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Juneau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 24,316. Its county seat is Mauston6. It should not, however, be confused with the city of Juneau, Wisconsin to which it has no connection.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,083 km² (804 mi²). 1,988 km² (768 mi²) of it is land and 95 km² (37 mi²) of it (4.54%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Wood County - north
- Adams County - east
- Columbia County - southeast
- Sauk County - south
- Vernon County - southwest
- Monroe County - west
- Jackson County - northwest
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 20,629 |
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| 1910 | 19,569 | -5.1% | |
| 1920 | 19,209 | -1.8% | |
| 1930 | 17,264 | -10.1% | |
| 1940 | 18,708 | 8.4% | |
| 1950 | 18,930 | 1.2% | |
| 1960 | 17,490 | -7.6% | |
| 1970 | 18,455 | 5.5% | |
| 1980 | 21,039 | 14.0% | |
| 1990 | 21,650 | 2.9% | |
| 2000 | 24,316 | 12.3% | |
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As of the census² of 2000, there were 24,316 people, 9,696 households, and 6,699 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (32/mi²). There were 12,370 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.61% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,696 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Armenia
- Camp Douglas
- Clearfield
- Cutler
- Elroy
- Finley
- Fountain
- Germantown
- Hustler
- Kildare
- Kingston
- Lemonweir
- Lindina
- Lisbon
- Lyndon Station
- Lyndon
- Marion
- Mauston (county seat)
- Necedah (town)
- Necedah
- New Lisbon
- Orange
- Plymouth
- Seven Mile Creek
- Summit
- Union Center
- Wisconsin Dells (partial)
- Wonewoc (town)
- Wonewoc
