Portage County, Wisconsin
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Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 67,182. Its county seat is Stevens Point6. The United States Census Bureau's Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Portage County.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,131 km² (823 mi²). 2,088 km² (806 mi²) of it is land and 43 km² (16 mi²) of it (2.00%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Marathon County - north
- Shawano County - northeast
- Waupaca County - east
- Waushara County - southeast
- Adams County - southwest
- Wood County - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 29,483 |
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| 1910 | 30,945 | 5.0% | |
| 1920 | 33,649 | 8.7% | |
| 1930 | 33,827 | 0.5% | |
| 1940 | 35,800 | 5.8% | |
| 1950 | 34,858 | -2.6% | |
| 1960 | 36,964 | 6.0% | |
| 1970 | 47,541 | 28.6% | |
| 1980 | 57,420 | 20.8% | |
| 1990 | 61,405 | 6.9% | |
| 2000 | 67,182 | 9.4% | |
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As of the census² of 2000, there were 67,182 people, 25,040 households, and 16,501 families residing in the county. The population density was 32/km² (83/mi²). There were 26,589 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.73% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 25,040 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 16.20% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Alban
- Almond
- Almond (town)
- Amherst (town)
- Amherst
- Amherst Junction
- Belmont
- Buena Vista
- Carson
- Dewey
- Eau Pleine
- Grant
- Hull
- Junction City
- Lanark
- Linwood
- Milladore (partial)
- Nelsonville
- New Hope
- Park Ridge
- Pine Grove
- Plover
- Plover (town)
- Rosholt
- Sharon
- Stevens Point
- Stockton
- Whiting
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[edit] Resources
Six foundation volumes that document and present the early history of Dane, Sauk, Wood, and Portage Counties. Titles include: Durrie, Daniel S. (Daniel Steele), 1819-1892 A History of Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin; Including the Four Lake Country (1874), A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume I (1918), A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume II (1918), Jones, George O. History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923), Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns; Being a History and Guide to Places of Scenic Beauty and Historical Note ...(1877), and Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt, 1907- Our County, our Story; Portage County, Wisconsin (1959).
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Hull* | Park Ridge‡ | Stockton* | Plover* | Whiting‡ |
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