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Waushara County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°07′N 89°14′W / 44.11°N 89.24°W / 44.11; -89.24
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Waushara County
County
Waushara County Courthouse
Waushara County Courthouse
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Waushara County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°07′N 89°14′W / 44.11°N 89.24°W / 44.11; -89.24
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1852
Named forHo-Chunk term meaning "good earth"
SeatWautoma
Largest cityBerlin
Area
 • Total
637 sq mi (1,650 km2)
 • Land626 sq mi (1,620 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  1.8%
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
24,520
 • Estimate 
(2023)
24,934 Increase
 • Density39.2/sq mi (15.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.co.waushara.wi.us

Waushara County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,520.[1] Its county seat is Wautoma.[2]

Waushara County is located in central Wisconsin, about 80 miles (130 km) north of Madison.

History

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Waushara County was established by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature on February 15, 1851. It originally consisted of a single organized Town of Waushara. In 1852, the county achieved full organization.[3] The county seat was first located at Sacramento and was relocated to Wautoma in 1854 after a bitter fight between proponents of the two places. The name is of Ho-Chunk origin and is believed to mean "good land".[4][5]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 637 square miles (1,650 km2), of which 626 square miles (1,620 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.8%) is water.[6]

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Climate

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18608,770—
187011,27928.6%
188012,68712.5%
189013,5076.5%
190015,97218.2%
191018,88618.2%
192016,712−11.5%
193014,427−13.7%
194014,268−1.1%
195013,920−2.4%
196013,497−3.0%
197014,7959.6%
198018,52625.2%
199019,3854.6%
200023,15419.4%
201024,4965.8%
202024,5200.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010[12] 2020[1]

2020 census

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As of the census of 2020,[1] the population was 24,520. The population density was 39.2 people per square mile (15.1 people/km2). There were 14,710 housing units at an average density of 23.5 units per square mile (9.1 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.9% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.8% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 6.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census

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2000 Census Age Pyramid for Waushara County

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 23,154 people, 9,336 households, and 6,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14 people/km2). There were 13,667 housing units at an average density of 22 units per square mile (8.5 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.80% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 3.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.5% were of German, 9.1% Polish, 5.9% Irish, 5.7% American and 5.6% English ancestry. 94.5% spoke English, 3.4% Spanish and 1.4% German as their first language.

There were 9,336 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.

In 2017, there were 222 births, giving a general fertility rate of 67.3 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 22nd highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Of these, 19 of the births occurred at home.[14] Additionally, there were 10 reported induced abortions performed on women of Waushara County residence in 2017.[15]

Communities

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Waushara County Historical Museum

Cities

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Politics

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United States presidential election results for Waushara County, Wisconsin[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 9,625 67.01% 4,571 31.82% 167 1.16%
2020 9,016 66.45% 4,388 32.34% 164 1.21%
2016 7,667 63.50% 3,791 31.40% 616 5.10%
2012 6,562 54.47% 5,335 44.28% 151 1.25%
2008 5,770 48.70% 5,868 49.52% 211 1.78%
2004 6,888 56.25% 5,257 42.93% 101 0.82%
2000 5,571 54.36% 4,239 41.36% 438 4.27%
1996 3,573 40.46% 3,824 43.31% 1,433 16.23%
1992 4,045 39.16% 3,402 32.94% 2,882 27.90%
1988 4,953 57.91% 3,535 41.33% 65 0.76%
1984 5,769 66.79% 2,782 32.21% 86 1.00%
1980 5,576 61.43% 2,987 32.91% 514 5.66%
1976 4,449 54.94% 3,485 43.04% 164 2.03%
1972 4,466 66.27% 2,094 31.07% 179 2.66%
1968 4,187 65.35% 1,652 25.78% 568 8.87%
1964 3,437 53.36% 3,004 46.64% 0 0.00%
1960 4,906 72.16% 1,888 27.77% 5 0.07%
1956 4,717 76.99% 1,387 22.64% 23 0.38%
1952 5,447 81.14% 1,242 18.50% 24 0.36%
1948 3,594 69.60% 1,430 27.69% 140 2.71%
1944 4,675 75.54% 1,485 23.99% 29 0.47%
1940 4,872 72.88% 1,747 26.13% 66 0.99%
1936 3,302 51.43% 2,636 41.05% 483 7.52%
1932 2,541 44.28% 3,073 53.56% 124 2.16%
1928 4,068 75.42% 1,260 23.36% 66 1.22%
1924 1,602 35.43% 249 5.51% 2,671 59.07%
1920 4,176 85.17% 482 9.83% 245 5.00%
1916 2,345 67.31% 1,015 29.13% 124 3.56%
1912 1,343 44.43% 772 25.54% 908 30.04%
1908 2,820 79.73% 507 14.33% 210 5.94%
1904 3,140 87.34% 325 9.04% 130 3.62%
1900 2,990 82.03% 525 14.40% 130 3.57%
1896 3,210 84.36% 456 11.98% 139 3.65%
1892 2,091 68.47% 786 25.74% 177 5.80%

Waushara County has long been one of the most Republican counties in Wisconsin. Only three Democrats have carried the county at a presidential level since the formation of the Republican Party – Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, Bill Clinton in 1996, and Barack Obama in 2008 – of whom only Roosevelt won an absolute majority. In 1936, when Roosevelt carried Wisconsin by a two-to-one majority, Alf Landon won Waushara County by double digits, while it was one of only three Wisconsin counties, alongside Walworth and Waupaca, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson in 1964. It has voted Republican since 2012.

In other statewide races, the county is equally Republican. Waushara County has never backed a Democrat for Governor since before 1900.[17] Senators Herb Kohl in 2006 and William Proxmire in 1976 and 1970 did carry Waushara County when they swept every county in the state, but no other Democratic senatorial candidate has won the county since the Seventeenth Amendment.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2020 Decennial Census: Waushara County, Wisconsin". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Winnebago Took Its Name from an Indian Tribe". Appleton Post-Crescent. December 28, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Gard, Robert E. (September 9, 2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870207082 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  13. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  14. ^ "Annual Wisconsin Birth and Infant Mortality Report, 2017 P-01161-19 (June 2019): Detailed Tables". Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  15. ^ Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Section: Trend Information, 2013-2017, Table 18, pages 17-18
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  17. ^ "Gubernatorial General Election Results Comparison – Wisconsin". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.

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